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 Modise Makhene, Group CEO JWT South Africa, looks at the benefits of investing in Africa and how to overcome the various challenges faced when conducting business in the "last economic frontier". JWT's network is established in Mozambique, the DRC, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe and Nigeria and has recently extended into Madagascar. Read more >>CSI
 NEW YORK: The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council and the US Chamber of Commerce and other non-profit organisations announced yesterday, Tuesday, 15 September 2009, a global business and public sector coalition to benefit charities through donations to causes on behalf of individuals participating in funded market research programs worldwide. Read more >>[Titus Kaloki] Many buckets of ink have been spilled on how important it is to have corporate social responsibility (CSR) such that companies are falling over themselves rushing to start their own CSR project before their rivals do. Read more >> Digital
JOHANNESBURG: The theme at ITU Telecom World 2009, 5 - 9 October in Geneva is Bridging the Digital Divide. Pavilions representing Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and the Africa Lusophone countries will come together from a broad range of organisations from the non-profit, private and R&D sectors to discuss ICT and digital development. Read more >>Media
The European Publishers Council (EPC) published its proposed measures to protect intellectual property rights and combat counterfeiting and piracy on Monday, 14 September 2009. It has been vocal in the copyright debate calling not for a change in copyright law, but rather for regulatory support for technical solutions to copyright compliance. Read more >>International media rights groups have condemned the Ugandan government's actions against the press after last week's riots in Kampala. Four radio stations were closed and all live debate programmes were banned. Read more >>Online Media
 [Walter Wafula] KwataDeal.com, a free classified advertisements website has been launched to help Ugandans buy and sell goods online. The website will complement free platforms like Facebook's Market Place and Iknowuganda.com which are currently the most popular free trading platform for Ugandans. Read more >>Retail
 African Banker, the banking and finance in Africa magazine, announced yesterday, Tuesday, 15 September 2009, the shortlist for its annual African Banker Awards to be held on 6 October 2009 at the Four Seasons Hotel during the World Bank/IMF annual meetings in Istanbul, Turkey. Read more >>[Gregory Gondwe] President Bingu wa Mutharika, on Monday, 14 September 2009, appointed a new govener of the country's reserve bank. Dr. Perks Ligoya, who was director of economics in the finance ministry and initially worked at the central bank for 20 years, has already accepted the challenge. Read more >>  ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA: Ethiopia, the world sixth biggest coffee producer, announced on Monday, 14 September 2009, it had opened a quality control centre to boost exports of the product, which accounts for 60% of foreign revenue. Read more >>[Gregory Gondwe] President Bingu wa Mutharika, early last week, deported four tobacco buyers for allegedly conniving to sabotage the Malawi economy. Read more >>
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