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06 Oct 2011
 
 
Women in Business in Africa: Making headway
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Worldwide, women’s presence in business as owners continues to grow. At least one-third of businesses in the formal sector are now owned and operated by women.(2) African women’s impact in the...
 
 
23 Aug 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – August 23, 2011
PODCAST
The ANC made good on a promise to drastically restrict the application of the Protection of Information Bill, and also proposed narrowing the grounds for classifying information, expected aid...
 
 
16 Aug 2011
 
Nationalisation to scare foreign investors, IFC warns
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
A nationalisation policy would see a drop in private sector demand for funding to invest in South Africa, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) said on Tuesday. The IFC, which is the...
 
 
31 Mar 2011
 
Progress and barriers in workplace HIV & AIDS testing: Intra-organisational stigma as a barrier to presentation for counselling and testing
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Internationally, the drive to scale up HIV & AIDS testing and increase the number of people who know their serostatus has gained increasing impetus. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...
 
 
03 Feb 2011
 
IFC invests €150m in post-2012 carbon credits fund
CARBON FINANCE
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Thursday launched a €150-million fund to forward purchase certified emission reductions (CERs or carbon credits) that were expected to be produced...
 
 
17 Nov 2010
 
 
 
Solar Lighting for the Base of the Pyramid – Overview of an Emerging Market (November 2010)
ENERGY
This report from the World Bank/International Finance Corporation Lighting Africa Programme, finds that Africa will be the world's largest market for solar portable lights by 2015 with up to...
 
 
08 Oct 2010
 
Economic growth should translate into job creation – BMF
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Sustainable economic growth would require inclusivity and balance and should include integrated development, deputy Police Minister Fikile Mbalula said at a Black Management Forum (BMF) event on...
 
 
03 May 2010
 
Project finance goes green in SA
DENEYS REITZ
The move towards becoming "green" has continued to gain momentum in different sectors of the business world. Signatory banks throughout the world have taken up the call to become environmental...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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