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African Union Summit Now to Take Place in Ethiopia
The African Union summit has been moved to the Ethiopian capital after Malawi refused to host the gathering. Malawi has blocked the attendance of Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The July
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Ugandan Oil PLC is Off the Starting Blocks
It looks like Uganda and some of the oil companies involved are finally about to reap the rewards that will help transform the Ugandan Economy and some of the companies involved. Investors have been given the go-ahead to tap into
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KCB CEO Has Been Buying Into the Success He Is Driving
The chief executive of KCB Group has bought KCB shares in a demonstration of his confidence in the company he leads. KCB’s annual report shows chief executive Martin Oduor-Otieno bought shares last year. Mr Oduor-Otieno has been the CEO of
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Foreign Direct Investments in RSA
By Nataly Marchbank (Senior Manager, International) and Hasinah Essop (Senior Consultant, International Tax) – PricewaterhouseCoopers South Africa There are many jurisdictions internationally which are popular with multinational groups for the purposes of establishing holding and headquarter companies, for instance Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
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Namibia’s Changing Tax Landscape – From Simple to Complex
The collection of revenue for the Namibian fiscus has been under scrutiny for some time. Questions have been posed as to whether Namibia should change from a territorial (source) based tax system to a residency based system to increase the
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Emerging Managers Summit
The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago, Chicago, IL May 30-June 1, 2012 If you are looking to expand and diversify your asset allocation by investing in emerging managers as well as women and minority owned investment managers, the emerging managers conference will
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Air Travel Growth Continues to be Driven by BRICS Members and South East Asia
Asia leads the world’s growth in air travel and holds seven out of the ten busiest inter-city routes. In addition to the BRIC markets, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Chile showed an impressive growth, according to analysis by the market intelligence
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The Transformation of Africa’s ICT Market
Event: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9-11 May 2012 Africa holds exciting new business opportunities for international companies in many sectors, including in ICT (see below graphs and tables). Africa is on the brink of a major transformation. Over the last decade,
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WEF in Ethiopia: Shaping Africa’s Transformation
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 May 2012 – More than 700 leaders from business, government, civil society, academia, media and the arts from over 70 countries will meet at the 22nd World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 9
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The Race by Brazil’s New Oil Tycoons
The race is on between Brazil’s billionaire oil tycoons, Antonio Augusto de Queiroz Galvao, Marcio Rocha Mello and Eike Batista to see who will come out ahead in the race of extraction in Latin America and Africa. But it is
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