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Articles in Oct, 2007 issue of African Business

• Nigeria's 2020 vision: a plea from the diaspora
  by Tunde Balogon
• 2020: let the people know; Progress and respect for Nigeria
• The Zimbabwe question: readers' dialogue
  by Alex Rutsinga
• African logistics: building capacity
  by James Ntiru
• Telecom TV: the boob tube?
  by Robby Shapiro
• New solar computer launched
• Africa's richest man?
• Woodside pull-out shock
• Afriqiyah takes first delivery
• Iran explores West African opportunities
• Egypt launches initiative
• Namibia's Cell One goes for growth
• Minister warns of shortages
• AB guide to African currencies
• Food is the new oil
  by Anver Versi
• An excellent year for African banks
  by Moin Siddiqi
• Glossary of keybanking terminology
• Africa's top 100 bank
• Morocco pulls ahead
• Stirred and shaken, Nigeria still rises to the top
• A tale of two sectors
• Mauritius leads but Kenya shows strength in depth
• Major setback for CBN currency plans: the proposal by the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria that the currency would be redenominated next year was seen as a logical outcome of the country's strong financial position; it therefore came as a shock whe
  by Neil Ford
• Declaring war on counterfeiters and pirates
  by Baroness Lynda Chalker
• New bank will bridge Africa and Asia
  by Anna Rosenberg
• Kenyan banks given all-clear
  by Anna Rosenberg
• Emerging markets
  by Anna Rosenberg
• Bank of Mauritius celebrates 40 years
  by Anna Rosenberg
• Awards for business excellence
  by Anna Rosenberg
• Mauritius goes for Islamic banking
  by Anna Rosenberg
• S African customers alerted
  by Anna Rosenberg
• Pan-African women's bank mooted
  by Anna Rosenberg
• Dominic Bruynseels resigns from Absa
  by Anna Rosenberg
• BNP Paribas teams up with Sahara
  by Anna Rosenberg
• New MD for CFX bank, Zimbabwe
• Bank of Namibia gets new communications head
• HSBC international appoints Tina Molloy for South Africa
• Promotions at Stanbic Bank Botswana
• Tokyo-Mitsubishi man gets top Africa spot
• World Bank funding for Africa hits $5.8bn
• Mo Ibrahim resigns as Celtel chairman
• FCMB supports 'culture of excellence'
• Tribute to African women in finance
  by Anver Versi
• The sub-prime debacle—should we worry? The US sub-prime mortgage debacle has already incurred losses of around $100bn but the fallout is far from over. Has the contagion spread to Africa?
  by Moin Siddiqi
• Women power in African finance
• Ecobank's Arnold Ekpe: building Africa's first true multinational
  by Anver Versi
• Access bank's Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede: competitive, not aggressive
  by Anver Versi
• Tuninvest: sustainable profits
  by Omar Ben Yedder
• Libya to fund African industry: Bashir Saleh Bashir, one of Muammar Ghadaffi's closest advisors, serves as the chairman and managing director of the Libya Africa Portfolio, the investment arm of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. He spok
  by Stephen Williams
• African union: a bank for Africa? Impatient at delays in promised development and aid capital from developed countries, the African Union will establish an investment bank in the next three years
  by Tom Nevin
• A billion customers waiting: the unbanked in Africa and other developing countries constitute an enormous potential for profitable expansion for commercial banks, according to a new study. Tom Nevin reports
  by Tom Nevin
• East Africa's branding boom: the intense rivalry between telecoms providers in East Africa is driving the advertising industry to new heights. Mark J Sorbara reports
  by Mark J. Sorbara
• Chinese boost Kenya geothermal ambitions: geothermal power is clean and cheap, and Kenya has plenty of it in the Great Rift Valley. But new investment in this source has been hard to come by—until recently with the entry of the Chinese
  by Neil Ford
• Mercedes to make new 'C' class in S Africa: Mercedes-Benz will start manufacturing its new 'C' class vehicles in East London by the end of the year. The vehicles are destined for both the local and export markets. Report by Neil Ford
  by Neil Ford
• China: problems of success
  by Glyn Ford
• The battle for Durban's expansion begins
  by Neil Ford
• How to turn Africa into a land of milk and money
  by S.S. Bhatnagar
• Fan-parks will attract one million visitors: in his regular briefing watch on how preparation for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is shaping up, Tom Nevin reports on how 'fan parks' can boost attendance and quell complaints that the construction boom i
  by Tom Nevin
• African growth will hit 6% this year, says report: this year's African Economic Outlook, compiled by the African Development Bank and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, paints a positive picture of the continent's overall performan
  by Neil Ford
• Flaring ban deadline to stay: the deadline for the end of associated gas flaring in Nigeria is to stand, despite protests from some operators. At current prices, Nigeria is losing billions of dollars and also adding to climate change by flaring most of it
  by Neil Ford
• Are foreigners distorting land prices?
  by Tom Nevin
• Brazil, India will spur coal output: Mozambique, blessed with plentiful natural resources, will soon be able to exploit its large coal reserves through a deal with a Brazilian company. India's Tata Steel is also poised to follow suit. Neil Ford reports
  by Neil Ford
• End of the 'blood diamond' syndrome? Liberia has now resumed the diamond trade and licences are being issued. However, the government must entrench policies to prevent a recurrence of the 'blood diamonds' syndrome. Report by Neil Ford
  by Neil Ford
• Economy set to grow—if calm prevails: Congo-Brazzaville could be entering a new phase of political calm as well as a spurt in economic growth following a rise in the production of oil. Analysis by Neil Ford
  by Neil Ford
• Blue men's blues: songs from the desert