Articles from African Business (October 1, 2009)

Title	Author	Type	Words
Abusive foreign buyers deported: In early September, Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika took the bold step of revoking the temporary work permits of four foreign bosses of major tobacco-buying companies. He ordered them to immediately leave the country for persistently undermining his efforts to champion better tobacco prices.	Masina, Lameck		1497
Africa now nuclear-free zone.		Brief article	143
Africa's top 100 banks.		Cover story	2370
Africa's top 100 banks: 2009 annual rankings.	Siddiqi, Moin; Yedder, Omar Ben; Vigouroux, Stephane	Cover story	183
African blocs simplify rules of origin.		Brief article	156
African economies - bowed but not broken.	Siddiqi, Moin		1456
African intercessions.	Cresswell, Amber	Letter to the editor	196
After the ball: as South Africa gears up to host next year's soccer World Cup, it is taking steps to ensure the fans go home when it is over. In the meantime, neighbouring countries are working hard for their slice of the tourism pie by enticing fans to drop in for a visit before they leave Africa.	Nevin, Tom		1251
Agoa: a goer or a goner? On the back of Hillary Clinton's tour of Africa and her opening of the Agoa forum in Kenya, Selina Cuff sifts through the rhetoric and the debate to explore whether or not Agoa is actually benefiting African businesses.	Cuff, Selina		1446
Agriculture: a key sector.			319
As sweet as sugar: sugar prices appear to enjoy significantly more upside momentum than downward pressure at present - and Africa's producers are among those best placed to benefit from record prices this year, as well as to expand to take a greater share of global markets years to come.	Morgan, M.J.		1423
Building empires: the dragon's great leap.		Book review	1539
Central Africa.		Brief article	241
China's Botswana treasure hunt.		Brief article	78
Colonialism not to blame.	Mwangi, Albert	Letter to the editor	205
Copper, aluminium prices defy gravity: the prices for copper and aluminium, both important export commodities for Africa, have been yo-yoing bewilderingly over the past few months and future trends are difficult to predict. M J Morgan attempts to make some sense out of the prices chaos.	Morgan, M.J.		1722
Dubai developer shelves Rwanda plans.		Brief article	125
East Africa: recession hits bank growth.			1289
Eskom stalls signing deal with Botswana's Mmamabula.		Brief article	141
Eskom's shocking R10bn loss: South Africa's power monopoly, Eskom, registered a R9.7bn ($1.27bn) loss last year, casting doubt on whether or not it will be able to repay its loans, roll out sorely needed infrastructure and keep the lights on.	Nevin, Tom	Financial report	1611
EU treaty sparks Southern African trade war: South Africa and its neighbours face off over new trade arrangements with the EU. Europe accuses South Africa of bullying and bad faith as the world's oldest customs union, SACU, comes under threat. Is this the beginning of a new southern African economic order, asks Tom Nevin.	Nevin, Tom		1821
Ex-US lawmaker guilty of Africa bribery scheme.		Brief article	132
Expom.		Brief article	243
Ghana Cocoa Board: championing the cause of the cocoa farmer.			506
Ghana Ports & Harbours Authority: the preferred ports in the sub-region.			312
Greet the beat: Africa's finest drummer.			723
How to net illegal fishing boats.		Brief article	127
Iran to underwrite Ugandan oil industry.		Brief article	145
Kudos for clear presentation.	Mhurewa, Janet	Letter to the editor	283
Nigeria challenges the domination of South Africa.		Company overview	1575
No laughing matter.	Chandra, Rav	Letter to the editor	284
North Africa: Attijariwafa bank continues to expand.		Company rankings	1291
Only the poor understand the meaning of poverty: the reason so many poverty-alleviation schemes fail, says our columnist, is because they are designed by the middle classes, who have no idea whatsoever about how poverty affects the way people think and act.	Muga, Wycliffe		1545
Praise for the presentations.	Merriweather, Lincoln R.	Letter to the editor	238
Risk and cost sinks Inga.		Brief article	165
Russians advance as weakened west gives way.	Rundell, Sarah		1658
S Africa u-turns on ICC defiance.		Brief article	156
Sign of language to come?		Brief article	96
Slavery's rebirth.		Brief article	106
Southern Africa (excluding Southern Africa): Angola takes centre stage.		Company rankings	1160
Southern Africa (including Southern Africa): profits fall as recession bites.		Company rankings	1085
Supporting the private sector for growth: Mabousso Thiam was appointed director general of the Centre for Development of Enterprise (CDE) in March 2009. Funded by the European Development Fund (EDF), the CDE aims to support the development of the private sector in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of countries.		Interview	1897
The Divestiture Implementation Committee.			294
The fruits of being competitive.	Versi, Anver	Editorial	803
The rise and rise of Nigeria's middle class.	Rundell, Sarah		2322
Turning rubbish into wealth.	Freidman, Bart	Letter to the editor	251
Welcome to Ghana: Africa's golden gateway.		Country overview	438
Where were the regulators?	Olukoju, Johnny	Letter to the editor	221
Where's the beef?	Kammah, Kaiser	Letter to the editor	596
Win a free annual subscription!		Letter to the editor	97
Zenith, First Bank move to the top.		Statistical table	1411