A new joint report by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank was released today, measuring business regulations in 183 worldwide economies. Doing Business in a More Transparent World 2012 is a sage look at economic global developments, and revealed that a number of countries across the African continent are emerging business environments. [...]
The people’s revolution that has rocked North Africa could have a domino effect in sub-Saharan Africa, writes Jeggan Senghor In discussing the recent momentous events in Tunisia and Egypt, the two countries have commonly been situated in the Arab rather than the African world; they are placed squarely in the Middle East and not in [...]
Written on May 4, 2011 | Posted in
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It can be said, without fear of being contradicted that the public does not fully appreciate the crucial role women play in enhancing food security for households, particularly in developing countries. This could probably be attributed to our total failure to understand the critical importance of the work that women do in agriculture, in spite [...]
More private investment in the energy sector in West Africa is needed if the region is to achieve energy security and achieve climate objectives. The choice facing West Africa, as in the case of the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, with regard to energy is stark. If the region is to speed up its development, it [...]
South Africa is joining Brazil, Russia, India and China in the BRIC group of economies – which, from 14 April 2011, will be the BRICS group of economies. Since hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2010 – an event that surprised the country’s many critics with its success – South Africa has scored another goal [...]
Written on April 26, 2011 | Posted in
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There is a basic assumption that we are constantly being told about the Millennium Development goals (MDGs). That most countries, and the world in general, are way off track for meeting the set targets and are therefore failing drastically. This has been caused in part by some countries adopting high targets to fit in with [...]
Written on March 4, 2011 | Posted in
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Regional Groupings
