African Review of Business and Technology

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

• HIPC progress.(Heavily Indebted Poor Countries)(International Monetary Fund)(Brief Article)
• Degremont wins African contracts worth euro100mn.(Company Focus)
• Eaton's Powerware 9355 gets unique upgrade.(Company Focus)
• Cotton futures fall on selling pressure.(Commodity Report)
• Durban maintains lead as busiest port.(Commercial Review)
• Pharmaceutical company glaxosmithkline.(Briefly)
• NGOs inspect Africa Commission.(Nongovernmental Organizations)(Brief Article)
• Privatisation is top topic at Water Africa: two trade exhibitions due to open in Accra in January now seem particularly appropriate for Ghana. In November the Works & Housing Ministry added the title Water Resources to its role and the Minister outlin
• Secure power supply for critical applications: installing a UPS is an exercise in risk management. Without it electronic hardware and the costly data it contains is threatened by Africa's frequent power-quality failures.(Information Technology)
• Quality impacts on tea prices.(Commodity Report)
• Kenya's new French connection.(Kenya Airways)(Brief Article)
• Voice over internet protocol.(Briefly)
• Algeria.(gas pipeline)(Brief Article)
• Electronic management systems from Motorola improve the efficiency of water projects.(Company Focus)
  by Ehrenreich, Dan
• Easy printing from digital cameras.(IT News)
• Coffee futures volatile.(Commodity Report)
• Boeing Electronic Flight Bag.(Briefly)
• New equipment is making the grade: building on proven strengths is one key strategy in the construction and mining equipment market, taking real notice of customer opinion is another.(Volvo introduced new products )
  by Casteel, Kyran
• COMESA gets Italian rep.(Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa)(Brief Article)
• Where will you drill? UN figures just released show the stark contrasts in water availability in sub-Saharan Africa. Nowhere else on earth is more water used proportionally for farming and irrigation.(Water Supply)
• Print management keeps pace with change: as organisations worldwide try to find ROI justification for IT spend, one of the most ubiquitous technologies--printing--is under the spotlight too. Karen Young enters the world of print management.(Information Te
  by Young, Karen
• Platinum a tad off US$1,000.(Brief Article)
• Foster wheeler South Africa.(Foster Wheeler South Africa Proprietary Ltd.'s engineering, procurement and construction management contract from Sasol Technology Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• It is best left to the experts.(Information technology)
• Water turns turbines: Ronald Watts reviews Africa's potential for greater use of water power and the principles of a rural hydroelectricity plant.(Power Supply)
  by Watts, Ronald
• Oil sector boosts local services: Abuja wants more materials and services to come from domestic sources. Bola Olowo reveals that the industry's top executives agree.(Oil and Gas)
  by Olowo, Bola
• Unlocking venture capital: MD of the African Venture Capital Association Barbara James discussed ways of mobilising funds--and what's blocking them--with Stephen Williams.(Interview)
  by Williams, Stephen
• Copper hits all-time highs.(Commodity Report)
• Safmarine.(Safmarine and Rennies Holding Ltd. )(Brief Article)
• TallyGenicom launches 5040 passbook printer for finance sector.(Product enhancement)
• Equipment for the last phase for the completion of the Bumbuna hydro electric project has arrived in Sierra Leone.(Briefly)
• Renewable resources are key to rural energy: MTU of South Africa argues the case for complementing renewable sources with its reliable range of engines for generator sets in off-grid areas.(Power Supply)
• Opportunities and challenges for foreign investors: "Africa has yet to achieve its true FDI potential" concludes Moin Siddiqi from his survey of the 2004 figures. But developing countries as a whole are increasing their market share and local ac
  by Siddiqi, Moin
• Gold a stone's throw from US$500 a troy ounce.(Commodity Report)
• Safaricom.(active subscriber mark)(Brief Article)
• Equatorial Guinea.(Oil News)(Brief Article)
• Intelligent switchboard series launched.(Schneider Electric S.A. introduced Merlin Gerin Prisma Plus )
• Health insurance gains ground in Ghana: the National Health Insurance Scheme is designed to make life fairer for the average Ghanaian. Kofi Asante talks to an insurance expert, Kwasi Asante of KAY Asante & Associates, Accra.(Insurance)(Interview)
  by Asante, Kofi
• Libya.(Oil News)
• Subsahara aviation.(exclusive rights to carry the Republic of Congo flag on flights )(Brief Article)
• Nigeria's Bonga starts flowing.(deep water development)
• Energy saving strategies cut schools' costs in Kenya.(Power News)
• Energy costs, interest rates boost dollar.(Financial Forecast)
• Egypt.(Oil News)
• The German government.(economic recovery and job creation)(Brief Article)
• PEP-Africa launched.(Private Enterprise Partnership)(Brief Article)
• Gold Fields sets its sights on Ghana: Gold Fields is using its South African base as the platform from which to grow globally. Its position in Ghana is typical explains Priscilla Ross.(Mining)
  by Ross, Priscilla
• Off road issues for the confused: all-wheel drive vehicles have taken the world by storm. The choice in Africa is smaller, but the impact of economies of scale in production is real. So use our advice to get just the vehicle you need--and with a few usefu
• Forecast movements against the dollar.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Angola.(British Petroleum Company PLC discovers oil)(Brief Article)
• The volume of trade between Nigeria and Turkey.(Briefly)
• Iran forges links across Africa.(Iran a supplier of crude oil to South African )(Brief Article)
• Reflectivity increases road safety: better signing of hazards could cut Africa's appalling toll of road accidents. SkyBlue Incor says it has the answer for Nigeria.(Construction)
• Evolving paradigms in the regulatory world.(Information Technology)
• Exchange rates.(Financial Forecast)
• SADC countries plan for single currency.(Commercial Review)
• Trade between Ghana and Nigeria, which suffered a setback recently, was given a boost when President Obasanjo, announced the lifting of the ban imposed on certain imports from all parts of the world.(Briefly)