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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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More Phones Than People in Brazil
With the privatization in 1998, Brazil stopped being a country where the telephone was a privilege for the few. With over $ 235 billion of investments since then, the country is already has the world’s sixth largest telecommunications market. But
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Chow Tai Fook’s $2.8B H.K. IPO May Beat Prada
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. aims to raise as much as HK$22 billion ($2.8 billion) in what may be Hong Kong’s biggest initial public offering this year as luxury-goods companies tap growing affluence in China. The jewelry chain with revenue greater than Tiffany
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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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Forum to Promote Trade and Investment Relations Latam-India
The potential of India for Latinamerican exports and investment opportunities was underscored during the presentation of a report “India and Latin America and the Caribbean, opportunities and challenges in trade and investment relations” sponsored by the UN Economic Commission for
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Market Braced as Sanctions Continue on Iran’s Energy Sector
Iran’s oil sector has been targeted by fresh sanctions from the US, while the EU is in talks over what extra restrictions it will place on the country’s economy. A number of sanctions have targeted Iran’s energy sector, prompting analysts
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Dubai’s Nakheel Says Back in the Black in H1
Nakheel, the Dubai developer that wrote down AED78.6bn ($21.4bn) from the value of its real estate as property prices in the emirate crashed, reported a first-half net profit on Monday. The architect behind Dubai’s palm-shaped island said it booked profit of AED526m ($143m)
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Forbes: Brazil’s Booming Economy Is Creating 19 ‘Millionaires’ Every Day
Brazil has been adding 19 ‘millionaires’ per day since 2007 — and that statistic will likely be repeated over the next three years as Latin America’s economic super-power continues to deliver stellar GDP growth and consumption rates, according to bankers.
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CFI Top 25 Most Powerful Individuals in Emerging Markets 2012
Few will argue about Vladimir Putin being the most powerful man in emerging markets this year. On the back of his long term track record of domestic economic success and foreign policy strengths, he will soon be re-elected as President
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