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Africa Capital Markets Fund: Call for proposals
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is inviting proposals from qualified private
sector fund managers for the formation and management of one or more investment funds
(“Funds”) that will invest in Africa. (read more)
Absa may sell Zimbabwe stake
Absa said on Friday there had been "developments" relating to its Zimbabwean banking unit and it was likely to make an announcement this week. (read more)
Is Africa able to increase its involvement with CDM?
Environmental Finance Online News reports that UN SECRETARY-General Kofi Annan has launched an initiative to help Africa tap Carbon Finance via the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). (read more)
Deloitte Global Trends in Venture Capital Report 2006
The 2006 Global Venture Capital Survey aims to discover the degree to which venture capitalists are expanding their worldwide investment focus, identifying the territories they are targeting for expansion and how their business practices are changing. (read more)
PanAfrica: Mobile Telecoms Up 39 Percent
Africa's mobile telecoms sector has grown by 39 percent annually since 2000, according to a report commissioned by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). (read more)
Kenya: Satellite Firm Opens Office in Nairobi
Thuraya Satellite Telecommunications, one of the leading regional satellite services providers has opened an office in Nairobi to reinforce its commercial operations in the African market. (read more)