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Investment In Africa – Event Review

April 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

What: This symposium explored foreign investment opportunities in Africa in the wake of the global economic downturn. Featured were representatives from financial institutions and multinational corporations active in the Sub-Saharan region that highlighted the following topics: South Africa and Intra-Regional Investment U.S. Investment in Africa African Investments by the BRIC Countries Sub-Saharan Africa is widely [...]

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Tags: Agriculture · Economic Development · Economy (General) · Investing · SA Products

Symposium on “Foreign Investment in Africa”

March 27th, 2009 · No Comments

WHEN Wednesday, April 1, 3:00-5:00PM WHERE Founder’s Hall Room L-122 Metropolitan State University 700 East Seventh Street St. Paul, Minnesota The College of Management and First College at Metropolitan State University, Standard Bank of South Africa, the International Marketing Council, and the South Africa Minnesota Business Council are cosponsoring a symposium on “Foreign Investment in [...]

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Tags: Economic Development · Economy (General) · Investing · Services

Re-branding Africa

March 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Anyone selling sophisticated products or services originating in Africa will have sympathy with the young entrepreneur from Ghana pointing out the need to re-brand African for business. Well stated Ms. Arunga.     June Arunga on Western Attitudes Towards Business in Africa from DRI on Vimeo. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$(‘div.d355′).each( function(e) { e.visualEffect(‘slide_up’,{duration:0.5}) });

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Tags: Economy (General) · Investing · Manufacturing · SA Products · Technology