Articles from African Business (March 1, 2004)

Title	Author	Type	Words
A glittering asset: the world's oldest monetary asset, dating back some 5,000 years, is back in fashion. But will the current gold rally collapse as it did in 1996?	Siddioi, Moin		1527
AB guide to African currencies.		Illustration	504
Africa enters the premier league: although understated, there has been an explosion of oil and gas exploration and production throughout Africa. New technologies have made previously uneconomic fields viable and global politics favour Africa as an oil source. This African Business survey was written by Neil Ford.	Ford, Neil		1027
Africa's importance: seize the opportunity.	Frazier, Tom	Letter to the Editor	694
Africa's top companies: African Business presents the first of its annual review of Africa's top companies on a sub-regional basis. We also profile some of South Africa's most successful and exciting entrepreneurs.	Versi, Anver	Cover Story	461
African stocks beat the world: while the rest of the world may wish to ignore African stock markets because of their relatively small sizes, there is no getting away from the fact that Africa has indeed outperformed all others. Frank Senyo Dewotor of the DATABANK GROUP makes the point.	Dewotor, Frank Senyo		1586
African-Americans: we need you here.	Danko, Johnson	Letter to the Editor	278
Banking: NBK in a multibillion shilling restructure.		Brief Article	131
Biology: homeopathy demand threatens Africa's plant life.		Brief Article	128
Crunch time over privatisation: Ghana's economic turnaround is taking longer than expected, partly as a result of policy blocking by the opposition. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1577
Cyril Ramaphosa: a natural leader.	Ramaphosa, Cyril	Brief Article	281
Defence: is Nigeria going ballistic?		Brief Article	128
Demining: dirty rat is new hero.		Brief Article	288
Drug check: handy spiked-drink testers.		Brief Article	167
East Africa.			1141
Economy on the up and up: Kenya's economic landscape is looking rosier than it has in decades. The stock market has enjoyed its best ever performance, lending rates are dropping and the flow of aid has restarted. But, as Alnoor Amlani reports from Nairobi, political uncertainties cloud the skies.	Amlani, Alnoor		1112
Enmeshed in alien troubles: as 2004 gets underway, Africa faces some old problems--and not a few new ones. Most of them are totally unconnected to the continent's own development efforts, but are instead linked to global trends. Milan Vesely discusses the implications.	Vesely, Milan		1388
Eutelsat's new satellite will boost African communications: African Business editor Anver Versi was invited to see the finishing touches being applied to the latest satellite to join the system that is providing Africa with its digital link to the rest of the world. Here is his report.	Versi, Anver		1329
Forex auctions curb price hikes: many Zimbabweans have been eking out a living dealing in forex on the parallel market. But recent measures designed to crack down on the practice are beginning to take effect. Ndamu Sandu reports from Harare.	Sandu, Ndamu		639
Gas is the way to go: first Algeria, then Nigeria and now Angola have discovered the enormous revenue generating capacity of liquefied gas. The problem is in getting the gas to where the demand exists.			1464
Ghaddafi--losing the battle but winning the war? Libya, not so long ago one of the scourges of the West, is now being warmly embraced into the international community of nations. James Badcock reports on the latest thawing of the freeze.	Badcock, James		1380
Invention: drinking made (very) easy.		Brief Article	113
Inventions: Barney's leak-proof nappies.		Brief Article	187
Investment gathers momentum: determined not to let the momentum of last year's economic growth falter, Mozambique is stepping up its investment promotion campaigns both within and beyond of the southern Africa region. Stephen Williams reports.	Williams, Stephen		1477
Investment: Abuja wants China to invest $10bn.		Brief Article	85
Kosmos undertakes $300m exploration project.		Brief Article	112
Mandela's World.		Book Review	509
Medicine: X-rays by satellite.		Brief Article	157
Mining: strong rand sinks marine diamond company.		Brief Article	83
North Africa.			804
Patrice Motsepe: the black prince of SA mining.			800
Peugeot 407: the lion roars again; Peugeot has a long history in African markets, and the overdue launch of the new 407 model will be welcome news for the company's many loyal customers. Stephen Williams reports.	Williams, Stephen	Product/Service Evaluation	1464
Polished diamond: Tokyo Sexwale.			344
Power: lights out for SADC by 2007.		Brief Article	104
Putting the cart before the horse? A major donor conference has been planned for this month but the security situation is still far from stable. What should come first: Political stability or economic support? Neil Ford discusses.	Ford, Neil		1278
S Africa's Sanoco takes African strides.			535
Songo Songo opens the field: Tanzania's Songo Songo gas field has encouraged oil independents to take an exploratory dip in the hitherto marginalised East African waters.			720
Southern Africa.			1283
Standards: donkey cart quality check.		Brief Article	164
Technology: melt in the sun plastic.		Brief Article	161
Telecoms: new ITC wave for Africa expected.		Brief Article	108
The FDI debate: put Africa's resources to work.	Pope, George	Letter to the Editor	321
The Number: Why Companies Lied and the Stock Markets Crashed.		Book Review	428
The palm pilot: maringa classics revisited.		Sound Recording Review	744
The Sink.		Book Review	521
The west faces a stark choice.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	895
Trade: hills and valleys of Africa's trade with US.		Brief Article	137
Troubled times rock tradition: King Mswati III is one of the last remaining absolute monarchs left on earth. While the monarchy has provided stability in fair times, its role in a more hostile environment is being questioned. Neil Ford reports.	Ford, Neil		1400
Websites: how to promote your city.		Brief Article	98
West Africa.			1255
West lures African nurses: trained nurses and pharmacists from Africa are in great demand in the US and Europe where they are offered better pay and prospects. But is africa the loser? Milan Vesely discusses.	Vesely, Milan		1542
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