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Type |
Date |
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| Sting in the dragon's tail? |
Editorial |
Nov 1, 2009 |
830 |
| Branding Africa's products. |
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Nov 1, 2009 |
1168 |
| The fruits of being competitive. |
Editorial |
Oct 1, 2009 |
803 |
| Statistics and other lies. |
Editorial |
Aug 1, 2009 |
822 |
| African business awards 2009: the annual African business magazine commonwealth business council awards for outstanding performances in the field of business in the African continent. |
Company overview |
Aug 1, 2009 |
3477 |
| Touring South Africa - a jaw-dropping experience: as part of a well-organised campaign to promote South Africa ahead of the 2010 World Cup, and give the lie to negative press reports about the country, South Africa's premier marketing body, the IMC, invited African Business editor Anver Versi to join an international group of journalists on a fact-finding tour. Here is the first of his reports. |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
1420 |
| First build your own house. |
Editorial |
Jul 1, 2009 |
887 |
| Journeys to inspire walking tall. |
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Jun 1, 2009 |
1597 |
| The other side of the coin. |
Editorial |
Jun 1, 2009 |
792 |
| Unscrambling Africa: one of the thorniest problems in Africa today, the issue of land reform and all its economic and political implications, was the theme of the last African Presidential Roundtable held in Berlin, Germany. African Business editor Anver Versi was invited to attend this usually closed event. Here are his reflections. |
Conference notes |
Jun 1, 2009 |
1335 |
| We will battle global crisis on equal terms--AfDB: this year, the African Development Bank's annual meeting focused on the critical issue of the continent's response to the current global economic crisis. It drew its largest-ever participation and arrived at some vital decisions in a bid to steady the continent in the face of the economic storms. Anver Versi was there. |
Conference notes |
Jun 1, 2009 |
1251 |
| The singer or the song? |
Editorial |
May 1, 2009 |
772 |
| Africa should not take it on the chin. |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
774 |
| Africa's top companies 2009: plus annual regional rankings. |
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Apr 1, 2009 |
351 |
| Time to forge powerful new economic bloc. |
Conference news |
Apr 1, 2009 |
2112 |
| China's demonstration of strength. |
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Mar 1, 2009 |
845 |
| Obama presidency lifts us-Africa Roundtable to new plane: with Barack Obama as President of the US, the annual African Presidential Roundtable organised by the US-based APARC now takes on critical significance. The event, bringing former and current heads of state together to discuss vital African issues, will be held in Germany in April. Anver Versi has the details. |
Conference news |
Mar 1, 2009 |
1357 |
| Changing the world. |
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Feb 1, 2009 |
895 |
| Walking tall: adding a little flavour to life. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
1364 |
| Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
859 |
| The best of times, the worst of times; hanging tough. |
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Jan 1, 2009 |
798 |
| Obama--the leader the world has been waiting for. |
Editorial |
Dec 1, 2008 |
857 |
| Reminder - government is a public servant. |
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Nov 1, 2008 |
880 |
| Anatomy of the global financial crisis; How did the global financial crisis begin and what is the latest situation? African business editor Anver Versi provides some answers. |
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Nov 1, 2008 |
1501 |
| Strong regulators are vital. |
Editorial |
Oct 1, 2008 |
880 |
| African business' annual rankings. |
Brief article |
Oct 1, 2008 |
278 |
| How do you rebrand an icon? In terms of image, what can be more dangerous than to re-brand a favourite icon? Yet that is exactly what happened when one of Africa's best loved telecoms brands, Celtel, metamorphosed into Zain. Anver Versi tells the story. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
1620 |
| Cities of Light--dream or reality? One of the world's greatest construction companies, the Dubai-based Al Noor, wants to create two magnificent cities and a bridge that will link Africa to the Middle East. It sounds impossible--but can it happen? Anver versi went to find out. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
1440 |
| European and African MPs form common front: Africa will suffer the worst impact of climate change although it has done the least to cause it. The question is who will pay the mitigation costs? This and other critical issues were discussed in a groundbreaking forum held in Nairobi and involving European and African legislators. Anver Versi reports. |
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Oct 1, 2008 |
1531 |
| Identify the core of your business. |
Column |
Aug 1, 2008 |
867 |
| Zimbabwe last chance saloon. |
Cover story |
Aug 1, 2008 |
594 |
| A Who's Who of the African business world: the first CBC-African Business Awards ceremony, held in London in July attracted over 450 participants from all over the world. It is now likely to become one of the major London-based African calendar events in the future. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
2065 |
| Ethiopia blazes branding trail; At long last, Ethiopia, which produces some of the world's finest coffee varieties has taken a leaf from the Western marketing and branding manual and decided to trademark its unique coffee crop, thus earning much higher retail prices. |
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Aug 1, 2008 |
1478 |
| Right and wrong skill-sets. |
Editorial |
Jul 1, 2008 |
939 |
| A little helping hand. |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
1065 |
| A tribute to African entrepreneurs: this month, July, sees the presentation of the first ever CBC - African Business Awards in London. Companies and individuals from all over Africa vied for awards in 16 different categories. African Business editor Anver Versi has the details. |
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Jul 1, 2008 |
1956 |
| Monkeys and crowns. |
Editorial |
Jun 1, 2008 |
899 |
| The silent tsunami. |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
2510 |
| Why Africa needs a Green Revolution. |
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Jun 1, 2008 |
930 |
| The 'six Ps' of management. |
Editorial |
May 1, 2008 |
830 |
| The logic of South--South co-operation. |
Conference notes |
May 1, 2008 |
1272 |
| Movement gains momentum: although the Africa-India summit in Delhi grabbed all the headlines, an equally intense conference was attempting to establish new lines of South-South cooperation in the island state of Mauritius. Anver Versi attended the conference. |
Conference news |
May 1, 2008 |
1517 |
| Killing the golden goose. |
Editorial |
Apr 1, 2008 |
853 |
| MYC4--Denmark's answer to financing the 'unfundable'. |
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Apr 1, 2008 |
2064 |
| Medicapital: bridging the culture divide. |
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Apr 1, 2008 |
1678 |
| The power of feeling good. |
Editorial |
Mar 1, 2008 |
858 |
| Kenya--playing with fire. |
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Feb 1, 2008 |
872 |
| Kenya Managing the crisis. |
Editorial |
Feb 1, 2008 |
369 |
| Africa's scientific tradition. |
Editorial |
Jan 1, 2008 |
832 |
| Stop carping about Mo award. |
Editorial |
Dec 1, 2007 |
876 |
| A great celebration of African banking: Anver Versi describes the glamour and excitement of the first ever African Banker Awards ceremony which was held in Washington DC in October. |
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Dec 1, 2007 |
1770 |
| The obscenity of African wars. |
Editorial |
Nov 1, 2007 |
879 |
| The Ibrahim Index on African governance. |
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Nov 1, 2007 |
1536 |
| Food is the new oil. |
Editorial |
Oct 1, 2007 |
897 |
| Tribute to African women in finance. |
Editorial |
Oct 1, 2007 |
751 |
| Ecobank's Arnold Ekpe: building Africa's first true multinational. |
Interview |
Oct 1, 2007 |
2645 |
| Access bank's Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede: competitive, not aggressive. |
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Oct 1, 2007 |
2133 |
| Well deserved awards for African journalists. |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
821 |
| 2020 vision: Nigeria's grand plan. |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
3814 |
| Africa's telecoms revolution: some have described it as being as significant to Africa as the discovery of fire or the invention of the wheel. In this special survey, African business editor Anver Versi provides an analysis of the way that Africa's IT revolution is transforming communications across the continent. |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
2021 |
| Kuwait mobile giant looks to Africa for growth: the Kuwait based telecoms giant, MTC, which paid a record figure to purchase Celtel in 2005, is looking to Africa to provide more than three quarters of its expansion growth by 2011. Anver Versi has the details. |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
1378 |
| All Africa TV channel will bank on mobile technology: by next summer, Africa could well have its own 24 hour news channel thanks to the phenomenal growth of mobile phone ownership and the rapid advances in telecom technology. Anver Versi reports. |
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Aug 1, 2007 |
823 |
| The lesson of China. |
Editorial |
Jul 1, 2007 |
908 |
| The science and art of logistics in Africa: African Business editor Anver Versi was invited to take a closer look at the work of international logistics company, the Bollore Group, in four African countries. The trip, says Versi, was 'a tremendous learning curve'. Here is his report. |
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Jul 1, 2007 |
3605 |
| The G8's empty promises. |
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Jun 1, 2007 |
895 |
| Why African Banker? |
Editorial |
Jun 1, 2007 |
290 |
| Actis' Nkosana Moyo: a question of emotional ownership; Nkosana Moyo, erstwhile Zimbabwe's minister for industry and trade and now head of the Africa region for Actis, talks about Africa's economic options and argues that unless Africa's institutions connect culturally and emotionally with the people, they are bound to fail. |
Interview |
Jun 1, 2007 |
2448 |
| Donald Kaberuka: Africa's unique window of opportunity; Africa is poised for an exciting new era in its economic and social transformation. In this interview with African Banker editor, Anver Versi, African Development Bank president, Donald Kaberuka explains how the Bank has taken the leadership role in driving African economies forward. |
Interview |
Jun 1, 2007 |
2649 |
| The African Development Bank: fighting fit; Before his visit to the African Development Bank headquarters in Tunis, African Banker editor Anver Versi questioned the role the institution was playing in Africa's development. When he finished his tour, he had learnt a new respect for this African institution. This is his report. |
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Jun 1, 2007 |
2010 |
| Morocco looks south: while South Africa's banks are inexorably moving northwards, North African banks are crossing the Sahara in greater numbers as they seek to deepen their presence further south. |
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Jun 1, 2007 |
479 |
| Home sweet home. |
Editorial |
May 1, 2007 |
884 |
| Alex Cummings obligations of success: Alexander B. Cummings, president and chief operating officer, Africa Group, the Coca-Cola Company, talks to African Business Editor, Anver Versi. |
Interview |
May 1, 2007 |
1871 |
| Mugabe--the lost opportunities. |
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Apr 1, 2007 |
847 |
| Western Union's 150-year-old recipe for success: remittances now constitute the second largest flow of capital to the developing world. In some African countries, remittances form the largest segment of foreign exchange income and contribute substantially to national GDPs. Anver Versi reports on how Western Union has become the global leader in the money transfer industry. |
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Apr 1, 2007 |
1463 |
| China is good for Africa. |
Editorial |
Mar 1, 2007 |
884 |
| Africa is global star again: the travel and tourism sector in Africa is thriving as never before. Preliminary statistics for 2006 indicate that the continent has yet again been the star of the global industry, outperforming all other regions. African Business editor, Anver Versi reports. |
Industry overview |
Mar 1, 2007 |
2042 |
| Reform World Bank, IMF. |
Editorial |
Feb 1, 2007 |
836 |
| CSR--first principle of survival: African Business editor, Anver Versi was invited to make the keynote speech on Best Practices in Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability at a high-level seminar held at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Following are excerpts from his speech. |
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Feb 1, 2007 |
1148 |
| Farewell to Kofi Annan. |
Editorial |
Jan 1, 2007 |
875 |
| Jumping the gap: Africa's telecoms' shortcomings, its vast distances and poor and sparse infrastructure, could be its salvation, says African Business editor Anver Versi. The continent can leap-frog straight to cutting-edge technology. |
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Jan 1, 2007 |
1019 |
| Global warming and Africa. |
Editorial |
Dec 1, 2006 |
836 |
| Symposium: Stimulating African Smallholder Commercial Agriculture--Bamako, Mali; Green revolution inexorable. |
Interview |
Dec 1, 2006 |
1257 |
| Fertilisers--food for a hungry Earth: no continent on Earth is in greater need of fertilisers than Africa and yet, no continent uses fewer fertilisers than Africa. In a bid to understand this paradox, Anver Versi talked to one of the world's leading experts in the field, Amit Roy. |
Interview |
Dec 1, 2006 |
764 |
| Tourism--Africa in the right place at the right time. |
Editorial |
Nov 1, 2006 |
777 |
| Africa's top 100 banks. |
Cover story |
Nov 1, 2006 |
177 |
| Hail the small-scale entrepreneur. |
Editorial |
Oct 1, 2006 |
802 |
| Fighting for investment dollars. |
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Aug 1, 2006 |
831 |
| Africa's World Cup. |
Editorial |
Jul 1, 2006 |
884 |
| Black consumer power. |
Editorial |
Jun 1, 2006 |
914 |
| Africa from all angles: the theme for this year's World Economic Forum on Africa (Cape Town, May 31-June 2) is going for growth. A host of African heads of state and ministers will join business leaders to examine and analyse Africa's current status and its future needs. Report by African business editor, Anver Versi. |
Editorial |
Jun 1, 2006 |
2785 |
| Is China Africa's best friend? |
Editorial |
May 1, 2006 |
827 |
| The management conundrum. |
Cover story |
May 1, 2006 |
11209 |
| Let us harness our wounded pride. |
Editorial |
Apr 1, 2006 |
856 |
| Africa's 1000 top companies. |
Cover story |
Apr 1, 2006 |
24096 |
| Africa needs new models. |
Editorial |
Mar 1, 2006 |
882 |
| 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. |
Editorial |
Mar 1, 2006 |
1581 |
| Africa's heroic entrepreneur. |
Biography |
Feb 1, 2006 |
825 |
| Soludo scoops highest award: the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Soludo was presented with the world's most prestigious banking award at a ceremony in London last month. African Business editor Anver Versi was there. |
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Feb 1, 2006 |
608 |
| Salute to a brave fighter. |
Editorial |
Jan 1, 2006 |
832 |
| Africa's university for peace: as part of our campaign this month focussing on peace in Africa, editor Anver Versi met Dr Jean-Bosco Butera who was recently appointed the first director of the Africa Programme at the University for Peace. |
Interview |
Jan 1, 2006 |
1330 |
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