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Nigeria taking lead in African local debt. Nigeria looks set to overtake South Africa as the continent's biggest issuer of local government debt with a planned $650 million auction by one of its states in October, but sub-national bonds remain far off for much of Africa. What s driving Africa s growth. The rate of return on foreign investment is higher in Africa than in any other developing region. Global executives and investors must pay heed. Africa: Resource rich, trade poor. Africa is on the brink of an era of unprecedented growth, but it is still hampered by “woeful” progress on trade reform and broken promises by the world’s wealthiest countries, an international commission has concluded. Nigeria's universal banking model to end in October-cbank. Nigeria will stop issuing universal banking licences next month and enforce new minimum capital requirements for lenders in a bid to avoid a repeat of last year's near collapse of several banks. Frontier Africa funds enjoy record inflows. African equity funds have attracted net new cash in 51 of the last year's 52 weeks, EPFR Global has said, underscoring the evolution of the continent's frontier markets as a serious investment play. Rich countries and their leverage on Africa. Global demand for natural resources will bring benefits to Africa - increased FDI and improved balance of trade figures - but one of the main concerns is that the scramble for Africa is fuelling corruption, environmental degradation, and internal dissent, writes Ravinder Rena. Africa enjoying private equity funds boom - OECD. Private equity funds in Africa are soaring, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) said on Tuesday, describing the development as the "African investment story to watch". Africa in 2008: Breaking Down the Growth. For four consecutive years, Africa has experienced record economic growth. Overall in 2007 the continent registered 5.7 per cent GDP growth and a per capita increase of 3.7 per cent. Indications are that growth will only accelerate in 2008 and remain buoyant in 2009. Poor could gain as commodities soar. Though painful for consumers, soaring oil prices - along with increasing grain and metal prices - are not universally bad news. Slave trade: a root of contemporary African crisis. The slave trade was a crucial part of the development of international capitalism. The role of African ruling classes in the trade was not very different from the position of contemporary African elites. They both traded the resources of their people for self-gratification, argues Tunde Obadina. What is the main obstacle to economic growth in Africa? No popular authors found. Poor could gain as commodities soar. By Super Admin 05/14/2008. Africa in 2008: Breaking Down the Growth. By Super Admin 05/14/2008. Rich countries and their leverage on Africa. By Ravinder Rena 05/20/2008. Slave trade: a root of contemporary African crisis. By Tunde Obadina 05/14/2008. Africa enjoying private equity funds boom - OECD. By Super Admin 05/15/2008. No popular articles found. Enter your details below to join our email list and receive our newsletter. Copyright 2012 Africa Business Information Servic ...

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