Category: Africa
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Post-Covid, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals
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China’s flagship economic cooperation program is bouncing back after a lull during the global pandemic, with a primary focus on Africa, according to a Reuters analysis of lending, investment and trade data. Chinese leaders cite billions of dollars allocated for new construction projects and record two-way trade as evidence of…
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Israeli exporters warned on South Africa
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Ten timesToday, the Israel Foreign Trade Risk Insurance Corporation published a warning to exporters selling Israeli products to South Africa in light of the upcoming elections in that country. The company says, “The upcoming elections in the country at the end of this month would harm trade relations between the…
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Rita Kavashe: Isuzu East Africa Managing Director on the growth of the vehicle leasing market
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Isuzu East Africa has seen a growing preference for leasing cars rather than buying. the The daily business I spoke to Isuzu Managing Director, Rita Kavashi, about what is driving this and what the market looks like against the backdrop of a weak shilling and rising interest rates. Car rental…