Zambia Economic and Business Landscape 2011

As a part of our annual economic and business review of each African country and region, Nwakego Eyisi shares insights into Ghana's economic and business landscape in 2011....

As a part of our annual economic and business review of each African country and region, Nwakego Eyisi shares insights into Ghana's economic and business landscape in 2011....

This begins our annual series on the business and economic landscape in Africa. This episode focuses on the Africa region, which will follow with country-specific episodes....

This begins our annual series on the business and economic landscape in Africa. This episode focuses on the Africa region, which will follow with country-specific episodes....

There has been alot of change in the last decade as global population shifts occur. These shifts permeate every aspects of society - governance, security, economics, business and culture. From a business perspective, we would like to know what trends will impact the way we do business and this episode takes a look at forecasts for Africa in 2050 the context of business. Dr. Barry Hughes at the Pardee Center for Future Studies at the University of Denver join us....

There has been alot of change in the last decade as global population shifts occur. These shifts permeate every aspects of society - governance, security, economics, business and culture. From a business perspective, we would like to know what trends will impact the way we do business and this episode takes a look at forecasts for Africa in 2050 the context of business. Dr. Barry Hughes at the Pardee Center for Future Studies at the University of Denver join us....

We start out the year by looking at how to consider stock investments as a global individual investor. This is our opening episode for the 2011 AfriStock Info Series. Tim Hanson, an analyst at the Motley Fool, joins us....

We start out the year by looking at how to consider stock investments as a global individual investor. This is our opening episode for the 2011 AfriStock Info Series. Tim Hanson, an analyst at the Motley Fool, joins us....

As 2010 comes to a close and the new year comes around, it's appropriate to reflect on the challenges we have faced as entrepreneurs this year and what we will do differently next year to move our ventures forward. Taha Jiwaji, Founder of BongoLive in Tanzania, shares his own experiences this past yearwith us, particularly the challenges he ran into and how he worked around them. You will find both inspiration and a fresh perspective to keep down that entrepreneurial route in 2011....

As 2010 comes to a close and the new year comes around, it's appropriate to reflect on the challenges we have faced as entrepreneurs this year and what we will do differently next year to move our ventures forward. Taha Jiwaji, Founder of BongoLive in Tanzania, shares his own experiences this past yearwith us, particularly the challenges he ran into and how he worked around them. You will find both inspiration and a fresh perspective to keep down that entrepreneurial route in 2011....

The EU-Africa Summit finished a few weeks ago. Nwakego Eyisi and Lauri Elliott review some of the key issues which impact business in Africa....

The EU-Africa Summit finished a few weeks ago. Nwakego Eyisi and Lauri Elliott review some of the key issues which impact business in Africa....

Due diligence is often thought as a negative, antagonistic process when investors and entrepreneurs consider working together - a necessary form of evil. But Lauri Elliott's discussion with Joseph Price of Triomphe Consulting sheds a different perspective while providing practical tips for both entrepreneurs and investors. This episode is a special collaboration with VC4Africa.biz....

Due diligence is often thought as a negative, antagonistic process when investors and entrepreneurs consider working together - a necessary form of evil. But Lauri Elliott's discussion with Joseph Price of Triomphe Consulting sheds a different perspective while providing practical tips for both entrepreneurs and investors. This episode is a special collaboration with VC4Africa.biz....

Any time a discussion centers around the BRICs, particularly China, in Africa it can swing positively or negatively. However, the truth is that Africa is being seen as an emerging market to the emerging BRICs, so they have interests not only in extracting minerals or making money on projects but also developing sustainable businesses that will serve the growing African economies. One area you can see the BRIC strategic involvement is in infrastructure. While their contribution to infrastructure develop...

Any time a discussion centers around the BRICs, particularly China, in Africa it can swing positively or negatively. However, the truth is that Africa is being seen as an emerging market to the emerging BRICs, so they have interests not only in extracting minerals or making money on projects but also developing sustainable businesses that will serve the growing African economies. One area you can see the BRIC strategic involvement is in infrastructure. While their contribution to infrastructure develop...

In a continuation of Afribiz coverage of major summits impacting trade, business, and investment in Africa and emerging markets, Nwakego Eyisi, and economist and Afribiz expert, and Lauri Elliott discuss the G20 Seoul Summit declarations. This is a conversation from the week of November 15th....

In a continuation of Afribiz coverage of major summits impacting trade, business, and investment in Africa and emerging markets, Nwakego Eyisi, and economist and Afribiz expert, and Lauri Elliott discuss the G20 Seoul Summit declarations. This is a conversation from the week of November 15th....

As we begin to wind down 2010, the business scene in Africa is still alive with possibilities. Duncan Clarke, Founder of Global Pacific & Partners joins AfribizTalk to give us a high-level view of business in Sub-Saharan Africa to whet our appetites for more possibilities in the new year....

As we begin to wind down 2010, the business scene in Africa is still alive with possibilities. Duncan Clarke, Founder of Global Pacific & Partners joins AfribizTalk to give us a high-level view of business in Sub-Saharan Africa to whet our appetites for more possibilities in the new year....

Cleantech investments are on the rise globally. 2010 figures are exceeding 2009 figures, according to the CleanTech Group. But how does Africa figure in this picture? Kyle Denning of Sustainable Energy Solutions says the Cleantech sector is poised for growth in Africa once a few projects prove viable. Cary Lee Peterson of Ecco2 is convinced that their project in Nigeria is one of those key projects that will open the watershed for cleantech projects on the continent. Both Peterson and Denning join Afribi...

Cleantech investments are on the rise globally. 2010 figures are exceeding 2009 figures, according to the CleanTech Group. But how does Africa figure in this picture? Kyle Denning of Sustainable Energy Solutions says the Cleantech sector is poised for growth in Africa once a few projects prove viable. Cary Lee Peterson of Ecco2 is convinced that their project in Nigeria is one of those key projects that will open the watershed for cleantech projects on the continent. Both Peterson and Denning join Afribi...

Gauteng Province in South Africa is the 4th largest economy on the African continent after the countries of South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria, according to Mudunwazi Baloyi, General Manager of Investment, Trade, and Project Facilitation at the Gauteng Economic Development Agency. Baloyi joins AfribizTalk to discuss Gauteng as an asset which investors, entrepreneurs and businesses can leverage to do business in Africa. Baloyi shares that Gauteng is a global city region (GCR), a unified region made up of ...

Gauteng Province in South Africa is the 4th largest economy on the African continent after the countries of South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria, according to Mudunwazi Baloyi, General Manager of Investment, Trade, and Project Facilitation at the Gauteng Economic Development Agency. Baloyi joins AfribizTalk to discuss Gauteng as an asset which investors, entrepreneurs and businesses can leverage to do business in Africa. Baloyi shares that Gauteng is a global city region (GCR), a unified region made up of ...

Last year about this time, Kenya entered the global broadband boom with the landing of the SEACOM international broadband cable. David Owino, co-founder of HumanIPO and intimate with the Kenyan ICT sector, joins AfribizTalk to share about what is going on and where the software development community is heading. Owino says three changes over the last couple of years have positioned the Kenyan ICT market where it is today. First, political and regulatory reforms increased freedoms and competition. For...