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Moeletsi Mbeki
Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa must be placed within the context of what kind of country we are trying to build, and what kind of country we fought for. In my mind, the struggle in South Africa was about:
! One person, one vote
! Equality of all citizens before the law
! Having the same law for all citizens
! Equal access to economic opportu...
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While the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) climate and figures in the DRC have declined in past years, there is an increasing expression of interest from international investors. The country's mining sector currently contributes 18,8% (2002) to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is a clear indication of how underdeveloped the mining sector is relative to its potential.
South Africa ha...
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Siemens has been present in Kenya since 1986 and is a wholly owned Siemens Company. The company recently moved to new premises at the Nairobi Business Park, demonstrating its' commitment to expanding and continuing its business in the region. Managing Director, Steve Clayton, talks about business in this key centre.
What is the scope of operations regionally and can you highlight ...
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Despite the signature of comprehensive agreements after rounds of protracted negotiations, restoring order in this vast country has proven a slow and incomplete process.
The eastern provinces of North and South Kivu and the Ituri District in Orientale Province are still subject to sporadic outbreaks of fighting. Ituri is largely under the control of rival militias, although a streng...
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James Hall
Half of the trading advantage currently offered to 19 sub-Saharan
countries under the African Growth and Opportunities
Act (AGOA) is destined to disappear on January 1, 2005. On
that date, the US will be obliged, under the Uruguay Round of
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (a free-trade agreement), to
drop quotas imposed on all other countries.
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Joseph Ashon-Cudjiw
Budget promises tax breaks
Companies able to process waste and add value to it will pay
no corporate tax for the first seven years of their operation, irrespective
of their location in Ghana.
This was the message conveyed in a budget statement presented
to Parliament by Mr Osafo-Maafo, Minister of Finance
and Economic Planning, who sai...
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The 78 members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are home to some 630 million people. They span three continents, although the bulk of them are in Africa. The ACP countries are amongst the poorest of the world’s nations. It would seem therefore that, besides being part of the old European empire, poverty and their individual weaknesses are qualifying criteria for membership. So...
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