African Review of Business and Technology

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Articles in February 2005 issue of African Review of Business and Technology

• Arabica rallies.(Commodity Report)(Brief Article)
• The future shape of retail banking; After some years looking at new ways of distribution and new channels to customers, such as the internet, the retail banking industry is taking a fresh look at its most familiar format: the retail branch. The reason, ex
  by Young, Karen
• Songas transforms Tanzania: when President Mkapa officially opened the Songas pipeline and power station in October 2004, it marked a milestone in over ten years of collaboration between the government, private investors and the international development
  by Quarry, Adam
• Kenyan tea prices mixed.(Commodity Report)(Brief Article)
• Mozal leads top 100 companies.(Commercial Review)(Mozambique Aluminium)(Brief Article)
• Go-ahead for West African Gas Pipeline.(Oil News)(Nigerian Gas Company Ltd.'s pipeline construction contract)(Brief Article)
• Angola's Sanha project on stream.(Oil News)(natural gas production started)(Brief Article)
• Company focus: Finacle empowers African banking through technology.(Information Technology)(Infosys Technologies Limited's banking software)(Product/Service Evaluation)
• Brochure highlights RFID benefits.(Information Technology)(radio frequency identification equipment)(Brief Article)
• Two-way to the rescue on Mount Mulanje.(Information Technology)(Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust and the Department of Forestry's radio equipment contract)(Brief Article)
• Towering success.(Construction News)(Doka Top 50 system in water tower construction)(Brief Article)
• Uganda's rolling road project.(Construction News)(Brief Article)
• Djibouti and Dubai sign customs agreement.(Commercial Review)(Brief Article)
• Copper prices plunge, then bounce back.(Commodity Report)(Brief Article)
• The central bank of Nigeria.(Briefly)(bank to stop external printing)(Brief Article)
• Specialist services.(Business Travel)(Landover Aviation Services)(Brief Article)
• JPM Parry & Associates Ltd.(Briefly)(development of Southern Sudan)(Brief Article)
• Rich resources drive expansion: Africa, an economically diverse and resource-rich continent, is enjoying its fastest rate of expansion in three decades. But there are considerable variations in the performance of the African Union's 53 member-countries an
  by Siddiqi, Moin
• Equatorial Guinea.(Oil News)(Amerada Hess Corp.'s gas exploration)(Brief Article)
• Protect your pipes from biofouling: it is vital that pipes conveying drinking water are kept free of microbial deposits, writes Dr Ishmael Khan. Biofouling can not only obstruct the flow of water, but also helps to spread deadly diseases.(Water Supply)
  by Khan, Ishmael
• Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide.(Briefly)(contract to manage Cairo Airport)(Brief Article)
• Consolidation in African banking and the technology challenge: market forces and regulation are increasingly heralding a consolidation trend in the banking industry. A special report on what African banks can do to scale up to the challenges of the future
• Company focus: low-cost thermal imaging cameras with high-end capabilities.(Company Profile)(FLIR Systems Inc.'s ThermaCAM E25)(Brief Article)
• Keep your data safe with UPS: IT systems, with their wealth of sensitive data, are under constant threat from unreliable power supplies. The dangers of strong electrical surges or power drops cannot be overestimated and the need for UPSs, surge suppressor
• Sudan's new service: Mwangi Mumero reports from Nairobi on the excitement building up about the construction of a new international link. Oil will be the main commodity carried.(Railways)
  by Mumero, Mwangi
• Building survey shows upswing in SA.(Construction News)(South Africa)(Brief Article)
• Online library of good practice in mining.(Construction News)(The Mining and Metals Sector Good Practice website)(Brief Article)
• MWEB.(Briefly)(Mweb Ltd. and Mobitel d.d.'s partnership)(Brief Article)
• World Bank report.(Commercial Review)(environmental aspects of developing countries)(Brief Article)
• Good governance rewarded.(Commercial Review)(due to assistance to developing countries)(Brief Article)
• Executives' calendar.(Calendar)
• New National Flag Carrier.(Briefly)(negatiations with Airbus S.A.S. and Boeing Co.)(Brief Article)
• Huawei technologies.(Briefly)(investments made in another telecommunications company)(Brief Article)
• You'll love the logan: Renault is to build one of its most ambitious cars. It's not a fancy sports model, nor a luxury executive saloon, but a modern, reliable, spacious vehicle designed especially for the developing world. Stephen Williams reports.(Vehic
  by Williams, Stephen
• Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE).(Briefly)(acquistions in Nigeria)(Brief Article)
• Aviation experts from Africa met in Accra at the end of January to discuss the possibility of establishing an aeronautical satellite communication network.(Briefly)(Brief Article)
• Ghana Telecommunications Company (Ghana Telecom).(Briefly)(Brief Article)
• Zero duty in East Africa.(Commercial Review)(for goods)(Brief Article)
• On-line condition monitoring: by constantly checking on vibrations SKF WindCon systems are keeping costs down at a large wind farm in Germany.(Condition Monitoring system)(ENERTRAG Energiedienst GmbH's SKF WindCon )
• Forecast movements against the dollar.(Business Travel)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Designer labels with RFID: by using 'smart' labels exporters are placing themselves in a competitive lead. What may appear to be a forced change may actually become a way for companies to rethink processes and enhance their value as business partners. We
• Gensets: silence is golden; Gensets bring Africa welcome power, but also unwanted noise. Sound proofing the set means attention is needed to both engine/exhaust and to the movement of large volumes of air. Cummins' Application Guide explains it all.(Power
• JPA website launched.(Construction News)(JPM Parry & Associates Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• The fight to keep Guinea green: in the past economic, logistical and political problems have prevented development of Guinea's iron ore resources; now environmental sensitivities have encouraged a fresh approach writes Kyran Casteel.(Mining)
  by Casteel, Kyran
• Cocoa hits low.(Commodity Report)(LONDON COCOA FUTURES low performance)(Brief Article)
• Emirates SkyCargo.(Briefly)(to offer cargo handling services)
• The UK-based company Saxonian Estate.(Briefly)(Saxonian Estate acquires Madal)(Brief Article)
• Editor's note.(mining industry of Tanzania)(Editorial)
  by Phelan, Jonquil
• Meeting the needs of the Nigerian banking industry.(Banking)(industry overview)(Industry Overview)
• Can PGMs keep pace with demand? The scaling back of South African platinum group metals (PGM) expansion projects, because of the strong rand versus the US dollar, has meant that product availability has not kept up with strong product demand.(Mining)
  by Ross, P.
• Exchange rates.(Business Travel)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Gold falls sharply on US dollar rally.(Commodity Report)(Brief Article)
• Egypt.(Oil News)(production of liquefied natural gas started by Spanish Egyptian Gas Company )(Brief Article)
• An hotel that targets the discerning business traveller opened its doors in Windhoek at the end of 2004.(Briefly)(Auas City Hotel's services)(Brief Article)
• Let the train take the strain: what is needed to revive interest in railways after decades of decline in Africa? Ronald Watts looks at some of the surviving highlights and suggests a way to keep the continent on track. Cities such as Lagos need metro syst
  by Watts, Ronald
• Nigeria: a very attractive market.(Information Technology)(OKI and Channel IT's marketing agreement)
• Mombasa looks ahead: Mwangi Mumero reports on Kenya Ports Authority's plans to bring the Port of Mombasa up to scratch. Competing in the booming cruise business is just one of the aims.(Ports)
  by Mumero, Mwangi
• Used equipment: net or not? Purchased with care, an item of used construction equipment can be as good as new and bring with it a huge discount on the showroom price. We offer some tips on how to use the internet to boost your balance sheet handsomely.(Co
• GBL Services Company Nigeria Limited.(Briefly)(Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd.'s contract)(Brief Article)
• Untapped potential of Nigerian telecom market.(Commercial Review)(Brief Article)
• Odense Steel Shipyard.(Briefly)(Safmarine Nomazwe of Safmarine Container Lines)
• Ghana urges dialogue with private sector.(Commercial Review)(for smooth implementation of the Private Sector Development strategy)(Brief Article)
• Ghana's new carrier gears up.(Business Travel)(GIA-USA's contract for Ghana International Airlines Limited)
• Motorola Inc.(Briefly)(mobile phone handset is introduced in Kenya)(Brief Article)
• Veepee offers the right package: since its establishment in Nigeria over 30 years ago, Veepee Industries has become a market leader in flexible packaging and has built up a solid customer base made up of corporate and other clients. Bola Olowo writes.(Com
  by Olowo, Bola
• CONEXPO is coming! The world's largest construction equipment and materials show will be taking place in Las Vegas from 15-19 March. As usual there will be a lot more to see than just new products.(Construction)
• Luxury in Lagos.(Business Travel)(Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts and Rezidor SAS Hospitality's contract)(Brief Article)
• World's airlines register strong recovery.(Business Travel)(traffic data )(Brief Article)
• South African Reserve Bank (SARB).(Briefly)(bank issues upgraded banknotes)(Brief Article)
• Gambian Newcomer, Atlantic Express Airline.(Briefly)(services started )(Brief Article)
• A vision of personal service.(Information Technology)(business and technology services for banking industry by Microsoft Corp.)(Brief Article)
• Dollar upsets discussed.(Business Travel)(analysis curreny valuation )
• Strong growth in South African printer cartridge market.(Information Technology)(Brief Article)
• FedEx Express serves Africa well.(Company Profile)
• Affordable housing in Ethiopia.(Construction News)(The Rics Foundation's services)(Brief Article)
• Road builders find local solutions: to speed UP the construction of new roads several African governments are increasingly opting for local design-and-build. Equipment suppliers support the trend, which brings lower costs at the same time, as Tanzania's P