Articles from African Business (March 1, 2006)

Title	Author	Type	Words
AB guide to African currencies.		Table	503
Africa needs new models.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	882
Angolan oil moving into Africa's No 2 spot: heavy investment in Angolan deepwater oil sources is now bearing fruit as the country is likely to leap-frog other African oil producers and secure its position as Africa's second largest oil producer over the course of the next few years. What bearing will this have on the economy?	Ford, Neil	Company overview	1519
AU on the carpet: democratic principals?	Machacha, Ruzima	Letter to the editor	137
Boom time for African tourism.	Ford, Neil; Ackbarally, Nasseem		5649
Capital flight: Namibia closes the money tap.		Brief article	118
CBC as catalyst for African growth: although we have all heard of the Commonwealth Business Council, many of us are not quite sure what it does. Editor Anver Versi went to find out.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	1581
Commodities: bright outlook for Zambian copper.		Brief article	140
Development: don't waste money on expats says bank.		Brief article	119
Distractions hide economic slide: while allegations of graft and corruption are grabbing all the headlines, a far more insidious force is at work undermining the economy. Neil Ford analyses why the anticipated economic turnaround is not happening.	Ford, Neil		1452
Economics: Lesotho maintains steady GDP growth.		Brief article	105
Energy: China takes a $2.4bn stake in Nigerian oil.			96
False hopes: here comes Cassandra.	Hydeman, Giles	Letter to the editor	733
Grand Prix racing returns to Africa: although Formula One racing has been shunning South Africa, a brand-new and far more exciting event gave motor sports fans in Durban plenty to cheer about. Stephen Williams describes Dubai's Sheik Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum's latest sporting venture.	Williams, Stephen		1253
Heroic entrepreneur: lifeline funds.		Letter to the editor	271
High growth marred by unemployment: the African enigma is that poverty and joblessness continue to rise even though economic growth is at a 10-year high says a new UN report. Tom Nevin explains the reason for the anomaly and describes remedies prescribed.	Nevin, Tom		1459
In Ethiopia: A Game Warden's Adventures in Haile Selassie's Medieval Kingdom.		Book review	286
International trade: strong shilling hits Kenya exports.		Brief article	110
Investment gains: strong African growth after FDI surge.		Brief article	146
Investment with a human face: is the foreign direct investment going into Africa currently the right sort of investment? Can it help raise the general economic standards in African countries or does it have little or no impact? Neil Ford discusses the ideas of an Irish businessman who says investors need to change their perspective and help themselves by helping Africa.	Ford, Neil		1439
Investment: the unkindest cut?		Brief article	117
Is Africa a poor trader? Just why is Africa's international--and internal--trade at such a dismally low level? Is market access the problem or is it what we take (or don't take) to market that is the real culprit?	Siddiqi, Moin		1511
Is apartheid still alive and kicking?	Nevin, Tom		3950
Khartoum: The Ultimate Imperial Adventure.		Book review	395
Maestro Gaolathe's good fortune budget: Botswana's canny finance minister, Baledzi Gaolathe, has presented a 'people friendly' budget for 2006/07, cutting taxes and raising public sector wages on the strength of a healthy surplus. Barry Baxter reports.	Baxter, Barry		1776
Messages to the World: The Statements of Osama bin Laden.		Book review	366
Nigeria's achievements: a new rating.	Tutuola, Kobina	Letter to the editor	186
Perils and exhilaration of a strong rand: as we reported in last month's issue, South Africa is enjoying a boom even if the benefits are not evenly spread. But worries are growing over the effects of a strong rand. Tom Nevin reports.	Nevin, Tom		1581
Potent statement: a significant transition?	Kamau, Michael Mundia	Letter to the editor	248
Pragmatism is the winning formula: a pragmatic rather than dogmatic approach to economic growth is proving a winning formula for Egypt as the country nudges new growth records. Neil Ford reports on Egypt's new approach to economic health.	Ford, Neil		1431
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Rwanda's Genocide: The Politics of Global Justice.		Book review	122
Slow Man.		Book review	262
The Greed Merchants: How the Investment Banks Played the Free Market Game .		Book review	196
The Pareto efficiency: towards a new world-trade order.		Book review	1609
The seething pot of rhythm: tradition meets modernity.		Video recording review	712
The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Globalized World in the Twenty-first Century .		Book review	230
Trading technology for land: Madagascar, the huge Indian Ocean island state, has plenty of land but not enough land use; Mauritius its tiny neighbour has the capital and expertise to use land profitably but not enough land. Nasseem Ackbarally reports on initiatives to dovetail the two needs.	Ackbarally, Nasseem		1664
Will bank reforms trigger golden era? Will the successful reform of Nigeria's banking industry--an exercise which had been considered 'impossible' before it actually happened--now prove to be the catalyst this country needs to establish an economy worthy of its size and talent? Neil Ford discusses.	Ford, Neil		1529