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Currencies pressed by trade imbalances

Telecoms groups MTN says currency swings hit earnings

From ENERGY 3:16pm

CNPC in $4.2bn Mozambique deal

China’s largest oil group buys stake in Eni gasfields

A view of a section of Nakumatt's shopping hall in an upper-market area of Nairobi ©Reuters From FINANCIALS 6:19pm

African groups seek growth across borders

Expansion across continent is a vital strategy

Shake Shake in Botswana From RETAIL & CONSUMER Mar 12, 2013

Brands raise a toast to Africa expansion

Consumer goods companies are poised for growth

From RETAIL & CONSUMER Mar 12, 2013

Africa’s wealthy revel in luxury labels

Continent’s growing middle class find few local shops for sprees

From INDUSTRIALS Mar 11, 2013

GE aims to double African sales

Region is now ‘essential’ for the company, says chief

Mar 11, 2013

Helios shines light on Africa investments

Fund managers argue that investing in the continent is less risky than elsewhere

Nairobi, Kenya ©Alamy From FINANCIALS Mar 11, 2013

Harsh deal climate in sub-Saharan Africa

The high-rolling years leading up to 2007 are a thing of the past

From COMMENT Mar 10, 2013

The telecoms numbers that didn’t add up

Multinationals failed to read the potential for mobile phone use across Africa

From ENERGY Mar 8, 2013

Veolia sells Moroccan unit for €370m

Move part of plan to pay down debt

From FINANCIALS Mar 7, 2013

Standard Bank chief to step down

Africa’s largest bank announces joint new heads

From TELECOMS Mar 6, 2013

MTN seeks telecoms licence in Myanmar

South African group among 90 entities interested in market

From WORLD Mar 5, 2013

Libya’s pursuit of lost billions ‘in limbo’

Under-threat wealth fund head accuses ‘men in the shadows’

From ENERGY Mar 5, 2013

Harare to ‘indigenise’ Zimplats land

Government plans to acquire half group’s mining claims

From ENERGY Mar 4, 2013

Ophir seeks to raise £553m

Group eyes £462m from rights issue and £91m placing

From WORLD Mar 3, 2013

Zuma warns west’s ‘colonial’ corporates

Change attitude or risk losing business to China, says SA president

From WORLD Feb 28, 2013

S African police watchdog probes death

Officers investigated for dragging man tied to back of police van

The Monday Interview from MANAGEMENT Feb 24, 2013

From oil painter to the C-suite

Bob Collymore, head of Kenya’s Safaricom, has built a career based on constant adaptation

From WORLD Feb 20, 2013

Currency crisis hits Egypt’s wheat supply

Inventories fall as Cairo struggles to buy grain

From ENERGY Feb 20, 2013

South African strikes cut AngloGold profits

Gold miner reports sharp drop in fourth-quarter earnings

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