The managing director of Uniliever Thomas Boedinger has applauded public and private efforts to invest in infrastructure but said much more needed to be done if Nigeria was to begin to realise its full industrial potential.
South Africa is tipped to see a real growth rate of 12.77 per cent for 2009's fourth quarter, according to a report from consultant Companies and Markets.
A vast investment in transport infrastructure and large-scale power...
Africa needs an estimated $39 billion (£24.3 billion) more than it is currently receiving to develop roads and other crucial infrastructure, authorities from the African Central Bank have said.
A bi-regional bank funded by south American and African nations could be a great help to infrastructure development, investment and project finance, Zambian president Rupiah Banda has been quoted by the Times of Zambia as saying....
A $175 million (£107 million) mining loan will contribute to both improving both infrastructure development and the business environment in Mauritania, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has said.
A joint project involving five states in the Nile region will be put into effect over the next five years, aimed at the development of transport and electricity distribution infrastructures.
The South African bank group Absa announced on Thursday 3 September 2009 that it had signed an agreement with IFC (International Finance Corporation) to invest in infrastructure projects in Africa.
A recent report from London think-tank Chatham House has examined the causes of the respective failure and success of the oil-for-infrastructure policies in Nigeria and Angola.
President of the World Bank Group Robert B Zoellick is set to visit Africa next week to help encourage more financial support from donors and investors.
Funding urgently needed for the continent during the current economic crisis...
Some €385 million (£327.5 million) is to be given to the United Republic of Tanzania via government channels in an effort to provide it with infrastructure and budgetary support.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced a package of measures to help some of the world's poorest regions, including parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
Managing director of the organisation Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the...
