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UNCTAD sees jump in foreign investment in developing, transition economies

The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Thursday reported that foreign investment in developing and transition economies rose to US$745

Ghana organised labour declares strike to protest utility tariff hikes

Organised labour in Ghana has called a strike for 18 November to protest against increases in water and electricity tariffs that went into effect on 1 October

Ethiopia’s grand plans for regional power distribution

Ethiopia hopes to transform itself into a regional player when the Ethiopia-Kenya high-voltage transmission line is completed in 2015, according to official sources

Annual African Economic Conference ends

The eighth annual African Economic Conference (AEC) ended on Tuesday in Johannesburg with a call on development and business leaders to turn Africa into a hub

AfDB Invests US$20m in Fund to develop infrastructure in W/Africa

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$20 million equity investment in ARM-Harith Infrastructure Fund

UN chief presents US$5.4 billion budget proposal for next two years

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday presented a proposed budget of US$5.4 billion for the organisation over the next two years, after instructing managers

Sub-Saharan Africa Revenue Administrators Meet in Mauritius

About 30 revenue administration officials from the sub-Saharan Africa region are participating in a four-day seminar on the ''exchange of information'' in a bid to improve

Ecobank opens representative office in Ethiopia

Leading pan-African banking group, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), has opened a representative office in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital,

Ethiopia launches 120MW wind farm for power generation

Ethiopia will Saturday launch what it claims to be Africa’s largest wind farm for power generation at Ashegoda, 18 km from Mekelle, the northern Tigray regional 

Pyramid Research guides telecom operators through Big Data analytics

 In the global telecom market, the majority of operators are involved with Big Data initiatives, but there are four main areas for an operator to consider before engaging

ECOWAS reiterates commitment to equitable, development-oriented EPA

West African leaders on Friday reiterated their commitment to the conclusion of an equitable and development-oriented Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with 

Africa urged to renewed drive to stop illicit financial flows

A renewed appeal has gone out from participants in a roundtable at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, US, to stop illicit financial flows (IFF) from Africa
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