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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

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:17:41 -0800
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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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