OCTOBER 2010 ISSUE 21
South African investors have been very successful in the rest of Africa and have not shied away from taking calculated risks on the continent that is widely acknowledged to represent the last untapped consumer market. In this issue TradeInvestAfrica looks at the lessons international investors can borrow from the SA modus operandi in Africa. Also featured are investment opportunities, trade leads and upcoming business events.

FEATURE ARTICLES:
The growth of essential services like banking, mobile phones and Internet access are leading to long term investment opportunities and increased international focus on servicing the African consumer. Christopher Gilmour, an investment analyst with Absa Investments, tells how you can quickly entrench yourself on the continent to exploit these opportunities.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
The Kavango Zambezi TFCA offers investors a raft of natural tourist attractions including the Okavango Delta and Victoria Falls. There are a number of investment opportunities currently available in the TFCA including two in Namibia and Zimbabwe.
FEATURE ARTICLES: The Rezidor Hotel Group explains its expansion plans for Africa
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: ICT company seeks investor for $50m expansion
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Guaranteed rewards in Swaziland dairy project
NEWS: Ghana's UT Bank looking for foreign partner
NEWS: Nigeria, Zambia sell first bonds as Africa yields lure investors
Editor's choice
  • The rapid growth of mobile telephony in Africa is anchoring invaluable innovations that are changing the lives of millions of consumers. Great examples are Kenya's money transfer system M-Pesa and mPedigree's service in Ghana that authenticates pharmaceutical drugs. Read this interview on mPedigree's plans for the continent.

  • Competition for investment in East Africa is heating up following the launch of the Common Market, which allows free movement of goods, capital and people in the region. Professor Maggie Kigozi, the executive director of the Uganda Investment Agency, reveals the investment opportunities and trends emerging in the region.

  • Africa Investment Publishing has released investment guides for several state governments in Nigeria. Contact us for more information on similar publications for your organisation.

  • SECTORS
    INFRASTRUCTURE
    MALAWI
    Malawi's $6bn Shire-Zambezi waterway project to benefit businesses in the region
    Malawi's Shire-Zambezi waterway project aimed at linking the country to the...
    KENYA: Identified development opportunities for Nairobi city
    ZIMBABWE: Privatization opens infrastructure opportunities
    RWANDA: Seeking investors to build roads and modern drainage system
    FOOD & BEVERAGES
    MOZAMBIQUE
    Opportunity to process Mozambique's prized coconuts
    Mozambique's investment promotion agency, CPI, is marketing the processing ...
    UGANDA: Opportunity to expand food processing plant
    GHANA: Processed sugar and ethanol has a ready market
    TRADE LEAD: Brewery seeks investor with distribution links, export skills
    AQUACULTURE
    INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
    Huge potential in Africa's fisheries and aquaculture sectors
    Booming business out of aquaculture is happening elsewhere in the world, co...
    ZAMBIA: Tilapia farmer seeks partners to develop project
    NAMIBIA: Opportunities for fish processors and support industries
    TRADE LEAD: Smoked fish business requires investment to expand
    HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS
    ZAMBIA
    Investor is seeking partners to build a hospital
    The Zambia Development Agency is promoting a joint venture to build a state...
    TRADE LEAD: Opportunity to distribute dietary supplements
    KENYA: Pharmaceutical sector offers export potential
    AFRICA: Opportunities arise as Africans demand more health services

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