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AFRICA Africana range available on website
AFRICA Oasys signs agreement with ZITF
AFRICA El Niño boosts Kenyan maizeRecent rainfall in Kenya boosted by the El Niño phenomenon is expected to result in a bumper maize crop from mid-February. The latest report from the Kenya Food Security Steering Group anticipates a strong harvest in the country's coastal and south-eastern regions. 5 Feb 2010 07:53 AFRICA World Bank backs Chinese investment plans for Africa
AFRICA Malawi's new procurement procedures to support SMEs[Gregory Gondwe] Government, through its office of the director of public procurement (ODPP) has set up new procurement procedures, which will support small-to-medium enterprise (SMEs), other local manufacturers and producers. 4 Feb 2010 10:29 AFRICA 2010 Autumn Trade Fair to surpass records - OITE
AFRICA Uganda to host 2010 AgriBusiness Forum
AFRICA Changes in tax afoot as Africa's commercial potential rises[James McKerrell] The extent to which companies in Africa have complied with information archiving, retrieval and management to meet statutory requirements will become more apparent as the continent measures the impact of a more mature tax system. 2 Feb 2010 09:40 AFRICA Green dollars for Africa
AFRICA Nigeria, Africa's most optimistic market - MasterCard survey
AFRICA mcel reappoints HKLM for retail expansion
AFRICA Standard Bank wins 2009 ‘Deals of the Year'
AFRICA FASA hosts IFE 2010 in Joburg
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A wide selection of Africana is among the nearly 200 books offered by the AuctionExplorer online book auction which started mid last week. Books include tomes on the history of the Cornish miners on the Witwatersrand at the turn of the 20th century, and on the Viedge family, who for generations were traders in the Transkei, as well as books by Denys Reitz and Percy Fitzpatrick. 
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is hosted in Bulawayo and draws about 100 000 visitors over three days. Brian and Kevin Kennedy, respectively chief executive and managing director for Oasys Innovations signed a joint agreement with Daniel Chigaru, ZITF general manager, naming Oasys as the preferred infrastructure provider for the fair. 
The World Bank has vowed to join efforts with China to invest in the development of a manufacturing sector in Africa that could boost industrialisation and create employment opportunities for local people. 
MUSCAT: The Autumn Trade Fair (ATF) in Oman will take place from 24 March to 2 April 2010 at the Oman International Exhibition Centre. ATF 2010 currently has over 400 confirmed exhibitors from countries including Pakistan, Syria, UAE, Egypt, Yemen, Kuwait and Malaysia. 
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, has been announced as the host city for the 2010 edition of the AgriBusiness Forum. The EMRC Agribusiness Forum 2010 will focus on the theme of “Food Security: a Business Opportunity” with the overall aim of boosting the African agro-food sector through the design, planning and implementation of diverse agricultural projects. 
Nedbank announced mid last week that its partnership with Wildlife Works, to make available to the international market African carbon credits, has proved successful. The demand for carbon credits from the international business community is said to be extremely strong. 
Following the first two pilot retail stores, Mozambican cellular operator, mcel has reappointed international branding company, HKLM to continue the retail roll-out with the design and shop-fitting of a further 15 outlets. 
Standard Bank has won five awards from Euromoney's Project Finance Magazine in its 2009 ‘Deals of the Year'. The awards recognise expertise in project finance, particularly the telecoms, mining, infrastructure and power sectors and celebrate the best deals in 2009. 
The International Franchise Expo (IFE) 2010, hosted by the Franchise Association of Southern Africa (FASA), will take place 6-8 May 2010 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The exhibition aims to bring together about 100 exhibitors from a range of business concepts and brands. 
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