JULY 2010 ISSUE 18
This month TradeInvestAfrica looks at how the convergence of mobile telephony and banking in Africa can benefit investors positioned to capture the un-banked population. We have also featured four sectors with potentially lucrative opportunities.

FEATURE ARTICLES:
Why investors should be thinking from the ground up
Mobile technology has the greatest chance of delivering financial services to Africa’s estimated 325-million un-banked people. Examples of African financial innovations abound in the continent, where mobile phone penetration is skyrocketing. Dianna Games writes about the need for investors to focus on the 'missing middle' of the market.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
Buy a bush lodge site in Swaziland
Royal Jozini Big 6 has launched the second phase of its tourism and leisure development. Lodge sites in the collection of developments, including the Bush Lodge, the Waterfront Lodge and the Reedbuck Lodge are on offer.
FEATURE ARTICLES: Kenya's BPO sector shifts strategy to capture foreign business
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Processing vegetables for export lures investors
NEWS: African companies outpace established players in developed markets
Highlights this month
  • Nigeria-based Voix Networks Limited, an ICT products and services provider, is seeking investors to finance its planned countrywide expansion. The company aims to provide a high speed and affordable fixed-line broadband network.

  • British company Africa-Ventures Development Company is seeking partners for its milk processing plant in Uganda. The company will capitalise on the Common Market Protocol to expand in East Africa.

  • For investors looking for a place to roost, Africa currently offers some of the highest rates of return. Consultants McKinsey & Co. say these four sectors have strong prospects.

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    SECTORS
    AGRIBUSINESS
    UGANDA
    Fruits processor needs financing for greenfield venture
    Uganda's fruits and vegetables exports have increased but the produce is ex...
    MADAGASCAR: Proposed support centre to benefit fruits and vegetables producers
    SWAZILAND: Opportunities abound as floriculture sector expands
    SOUTH AFRICA: SA peanut butter manufacturer seeks African distributors
    TELECOMS & IT
    VOIX NETWORKS LTD
    ICT company seeks finance partners for ongoing expansion
    Nigeria-based Voix Networks Limited, an ICT products and services provider,...
    UNITED NATIONS: Opportunities in the UN as body widens supply sources
    GHANA: Financing needed for seamless WiFi services project
    RWANDA: BPO investors guaranteed ready business
    ENERGY & MINING
    NEWS
    Wind power sector attracts big companies
    Kenya’s promising wind power sector is attracting big players in the global...
    NEWS: Zimbabwe revises rules on foreign firm takeovers
    ZIMBABWE: Partners needed in gold mines
    MALAWI: Renewable energy project to promote use of biodiesel
    RETAIL
    KENYA
    Growth in retail offers huge opportunities
    Kenya's vibrant retail sector is expected to expand substantially as the ec...
    ZAMBIA: Proposed shopping complex to capitalise on heavy border traffic
    GHANA: Retailer seeks goods to distribute in West Africa
    AFRICA: Manufacturer of safety goods seeks agents

    More Sectors
    Aerospace & defence | Agriculture & Agri-processing | Aquaculture & Mariculture | Arts, Craft & Culture | Automobiles | Banking | Biotechnology | Boat Building | Business Support Services | Call Centres & Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) | Chemicals | Clothing & Textiles | Construction & Materials | Containers & Packaging | Delivery Services/Logistics | Development Finance | Education | Electronics | Energy | Engineering | Environment & Waste | Events and Conferences | Financial Services | Food & Beverages | Forestry & Paper | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals | ICT - Information & Communication Technology | Infrastructure | Insurance | Legal Services | Manufacturing | Media | Mining & Metals | Oil & Gas | Personal & Household Goods | Property | Public Sector Entity | Retail | Security | Sport | Telecommunications | Tourism & Leisure | Traditional Leadership | Transportation | Utilities |

    Business

    Voix Networks Limited
    VOIX NETWORKS LTD - ICT company seeks finance partners for ongoing expansion
    Business II
    Boundless Southern Africa
    Boundless Southern Africa - Concession on offer at the Usuthu Gorge wilderness project
    Boundless Southern Africa - Invest in the beautiful Royal Jozini Resort cluster

    Events
    iPAD DRC 2010
    DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - iPAD DRC 2010: 25-29 Oct
    3rd Annual North Africa Trade & Investment Conference
    EGYPT - 3rd Annual North Africa Trade & Investment Conference: 10-11 Nov 2010

    2nd Annual West Africa Trade & Commodity Finance Conference
    UNITED KINGDOM - 2nd Annual West Africa Trade & Commodity Finance Conference: 3-4 Nov 2010
    Events II
    Hydropower Africa 2010
    SOUTH AFRICA - Hydropower Africa 2010: 16-20 Aug
    Renewable Energy Africa Conference & Expo
    SOUTH AFRICA - Renewable Energy Africa Conference & Expo: 9-11 Nov 2010
    Agribusiness Forum 2010
    UGANDA - Agribusiness Forum 2010: 3-6 Oct