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Rwanda to keep focus on taming inflation, growth slows

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:18:18 -0800
KIGALI (Reuters) - Rwanda's central bank on Thursday pledged to keep monetary policy "prudent" to safeguard against stubborn inflationary pressures which have triggered sharp rises in interest rates and public anger in neighbouring African economies. Rwanda has had a better run on inflation than other countries in east Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania where double digit inflation ...
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Multiple barriers hamper trade within Africa

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:42:00 -0800
Multiple restrictions have stifled free trade between African countries, which exchange more with the West and China than with their neighbours, curtailing growth in a resource-rich region, experts say.
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East Africa: Why Non-Tariff Barriers Should Go

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:27:01 -0800
[EA Business] Being a landlocked country, Burundi's economy depends a lot on her neighbours for transport for both import and export.
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Africa: Continent Loses Billions in Potential Trade Earnings

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:11:44 -0800
[World Bank] Washington - With African leaders now calling for a continental free trade area by 2017 to boost trade within the continent, a new World Bank report shows how African countries are losing out on billions of dollars in potential trade earnings every year because of high trade barriers with neighboring countries, and that it is easier for Africa to trade with the rest of the world ...
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A restrained Rwanda hopes for prosperity: Sharon Broussard

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:17:41 -0800
Rwanda may be making great strides, but inequities, unresolved ethnic divisions and a heavy-handed government are holding it back, Sharon Broussard writes.
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East Africans step up plans for their own “euro”

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:03:23 -0800
BRUSSELS — Despite Europe’s woes, some in Africa say a euro-style single currency could bring major benefits for the regional economy. read more
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Africa Is Quickly Becoming The Greatest Investing Opportunity The World Has Ever Seen

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:53:14 -0800
Angola is offering financial aid to debt-ridden Portugal. The Economist recently declared Africa a "hopeful continent" after years of writing it off as "hopeless."
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East Africa: Let DRC, South Sudan Join EAC

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:07:24 -0800
[EA Business] Last week, another important aspect of regional integration took a more strategic stance during the opening of an East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) session in Kampala.
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Africa: Companies Lining Up to Explore Oil Prospects

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:06:05 -0800
[African Arguments] If 2011 was a record year for elections in Africa, it was also the year frontier exploration for oil and gas came of age.
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Application Deadline for African Diaspora Marketplace Extended to February 15th

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:16:00 -0800
The Western Union Company , a leader in global payment services, its Foundation, and the United States Agency for International Development have extended the application deadline for the African Diaspora Marketplace to February 15, 2012.
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