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South Africa’s Energy Sector Small Independent Power Producers »
There has been a lot of movement in South Africa’s renewable energy sector due to South Africa’s green policy and government contracts to produce renewable energy. In [...]
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US-South Africa Business Development Delegation 2013: September 8-15, »
The Afribiz Foundation is leading a business development delegation to South Africa for US firms, September 8 through September 15, 2013. This trip [...]
Lauri Elliott, CEO of the Afribiz Group, will walk you through a strategy focused on accelerating entry into African consumer markets. The strategy [...]
Conceptualee Publishing and Afribiz, in partnership with Nixon Peabody Law Firm and Lex Noir, are partnering to release the book, Business, [...]
Navigating Business
Leveraging Zambia to Do Business in Africa
Zambia is among the top African countries in which it is easier to do business, according to Greg Marchand, CEO of Gizmos Solutions, an IT consulting and engineering firm in Zambia. It is also expected to be one of the fastest growing countries in the world through 2015. For US firms, there is also the bonus of being able to trade in US [...]
Some of the Best and Worst “Doing Business” Environments in Africa
It is amazing how fast some African countries have reformed over the last couple of years. On the other hand, many countries are lagging behind making it very difficult for investors and entrepreneurs to support economic development by doing business. In a five-year measure off of Doing Business indicators between 2006 and 2011, 6 of the [...]
Culture and Language: Factors in Ease of Doing Business in Africa
When Western companies start thinking about expanding their businesses into African markets, they usually first do a lot of research. They try to find out as much as possible about commercial and legal frameworks, the current political situation and future scenarios, general living and working conditions, and the business environment regarding to [...]
