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Econet Wireless

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Name: Econet Wireless

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Is Africa's economic boom a myth?

Africa is celebrating 50 years of political unity and the economy is also booming. It's now widely seen as a region of great opportunities, but experts are skeptical about how long this will last.Two out of three Africans have a mobile phone or smartphone. ... [Published Deutsche Welle - May 17 2013]

Entities: Economic Boom, Strive Masiyiwa, South Africa, Reformism

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Kofi Annan

Illicit Outflows ‘Cost Africa Dearly’

Partnership and investment deals where at least 50 percent of companies’ profits would flow into the country they do business in are the most desired for the benefits to be realised by African people, the African Progress Panel has recommended.The panel, ... [Published Revenue Watch Institute - May 17 2013]

Entities: tax avoidance, Illicit, Kofi Annan, Group of Eight, Linah Mohohlo

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Econet Wireless

Zimbabwe: Econet Strikes Gold in Business Awards

At least 33 Zimbabwean companies yesterday received awards from a South African- based consultancy firm, PMR Africa. The awards were based on points that the companies accrued in a survey that PMR carried out which looked at the contribution of the companies ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Zimbabwe, Econet, Econet Wireless

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Africa: Initiative to Create Digital Jobs in Africa

Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, yesterday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa.Dr. Rodin was joined by Strive Masiyiwa, executive chairman of ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]

Entities: Judith Rodin, Rockefeller Foundation, Initiative

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Resource optimism

LONG before Baobab became a lowly journalist he scraped a living as a lowly academic. “If you’re so clever why aren’t you rich?” was a favourite tease of his less bookish but better-paid peers. The Africa Progress Report, prepared by an expert panel led ... [Published The Economist - May 14 2013]

Entities: Mining, Strive Masiyiwa, tax avoidance, Angola

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

Strive Masiyiwa

AGRA calls for prioritisation of agriculture

Last week, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) called on global leaders at the World Economic Forum on Africa to recognise agriculture’s rightful place—at the heart of Africa’s growth.Ms Jane Karuku, President of AGRA, and Strive Masiyiwa, ... [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]

Entities: Agra, Agriculture, Strive Masiyiwa, Econet Wireless

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

Rockefeller Foundation

Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Create Digital Jobs in Africa

Pledges nearly $100 million to impact One million lives in six countries through leverage and private sector partnershipCAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Judith Rodin, President of The Rockefeller Foundation, today announced a new ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 13 2013]

Entities: Rockefeller Foundation, Judith Rodin, Initiative

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Mining taxes win Kenya praise in new AU report

The recent move by the Treasury to slap property transfer taxes in the mining industry has won Kenya the praise of the Africa Union’s campaign to boost governance and public revenues from natural resources.The Njeru Githae in February are positively noted ... [Published Business Daily Africa - May 12 2013]

Entities: Mining, Kenya, Taxes

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Mobile Money Accelerates Financial Inclusion

MOBILE money is making huge waves in Zimbabwe, providing an opportunity for the country's largely unbanked population to engage in simple yet fast and efficient financial transactions.The volatile economic environment which has prevailed in Zimbabwe over ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 12 2013]

Entities: Mobile Money, Mobile Banking, Zimbabwe

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

Inequality rises in resource rich countries: Africa Progress Panel

The APP highlights shady corporate practice as inequality in resource rich countries shows little sign of budging Despite catalysing strong economic growth, the revenues taken from resources are widening the gap between rich and poor in many African countries, ... [Published This is Africa - May 10 2013]

Entities: Strive Masiyiwa, Inequality, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Econet Wireless

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 2 reports

AGRA Urges African States To Invest 10% of National Budget In Agriculture

VENTURES AFRICA – Leaders of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on Friday urged African leaders and governments to increase investment in agriculture according to the Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security.Jane Karuku, ... [Published Ventures Africa - May 10 2013]

Entities: Agriculture, Agra, Strive Masiyiwa, Maputo

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Zimbabwe's Econet Wireless pushed a US$ 184 million investment to expand its mobile phone networkings

Zimbabwe's biggest telecommunications firm Econet Wireless reported a 20 percent jump in full-year earnings, driven by subscriber growth following a $184 million investment to expand its mobile phone network, Reuters ... ... [Published Mbendi - May 08 2013]

Entities: Econet Wireless, Zimbabwe, Cellphone

Quotes

"Further economic reforms, the opening up of markets, better investment legislation so that both local and international companies really do invest. And if the education sector and infrastructure are improved, then Africa can continue to grow and become a continent of hope."

Is Africa's economic boom a myth? [Published Deutsche Welle - May 17 2013]

"Digital Jobs Africa recognises the enormous talent pool of young people in Africa who lack access to quality sustainable employment opportunities - and seeks to catalyze opportunities to close that gap" said Dr. Rodin

Africa: Initiative to Create Digital Jobs in Africa [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]

...in Africa who lack access to quality sustainable employment opportunities - and seeks to catalyze opportunities to close that gap," said Dr. Rodin. "As the Rockefeller Foundation celebrates our Centennial year and looks to our second century, we are supporting innovative ways to advance our century long commitment to improve the lives of poor or vulnerable people across Africa. Innovative, energetic and better informed African youth have the potential to drive economic growth and development, and this new initiative will marry that potential with the growth of technology to increase much needed employment opportunities."

Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Create Digital Jobs in Africa [Published AllAfrica.com - May 13 2013]

Kingdom spokesperson Sekai Chitemerere would not discuss the developments saying: "Ordinarily, the group does not discuss with the press each and every disagreement or dispute that we encounter with our clients and associates, and the one in question is not an exception."

RBZ: Kingdom Bank not collapsing [Published New Zimbabwe.com - May 12 2013]

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Is Africa's economic boom a myth? [Published Deutsche Welle - May 17 2013]
Illicit Outflows ‘Cost Africa Dearly’ [Published Revenue Watch Institute - May 17 2013]
Zimbabwe: Econet Strikes Gold in Business Awards [Published AllAfrica.com - May 16 2013]
Econet strikes gold in business awards [Published Zimbabwe Herald - May 15 2013]
Africa: Initiative to Create Digital Jobs in Af... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 15 2013]
Resource optimism [Published The Economist - May 14 2013]
Resource optimism [Published Baobab - The Economist - May 14 2013]
AGRA calls for prioritisation of agriculture [Published Uganda Daily Monitor - May 14 2013]
Rockefeller Foundation Initiative to Create Dig... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 13 2013]
Ghana To Benefit From $100m Rockefeller ICT Sup... [Published Ghanaian Chronicle - May 13 2013]
African firms investing in Asia: Possibilities ... [Published Polity.org.za - May 13 2013]
Mining taxes win Kenya praise in new AU report [Published Business Daily Africa - May 12 2013]
Mobile Money Accelerates Financial Inclusion [Published AllAfrica.com - May 12 2013]
RBZ: Kingdom Bank not collapsing [Published New Zimbabwe.com - May 12 2013]
Africa faces the devil's choice amidst huge nat... [Published IPP Media - May 11 2013]
Career Guidance Initiatives Get Massive Support [Published Zecco - May 11 2013]
Inequality rises in resource rich countries: Af... [Published This is Africa - May 10 2013]
Annan demands tighter G8 resource rules to aid ... [Published Qatar Peninsula - May 10 2013]
ZSE Nears U.S$6 Billion Market Cap [Published AllAfrica.com - May 10 2013]
AGRA Urges African States To Invest 10% of Nati... [Published Ventures Africa - May 10 2013]
African resource revenue widens income gap, say... [Published BDlive - May 10 2013]
Agriculture as key to Africa’s growth [Published Afrique En Ligne - May 10 2013]
WEFs message: Yo Africa! You snooze, you lose, ... [Published Daily Maverick - May 10 2013]
Touching the African youth, the Rockerfeller-way [Published SABC - May 09 2013]
The Rockefeller Foundation Announces New Initia... [Published Individual.com - May 09 2013]
Zimbabwe's Econet Wireless pushed a US$ 184 mil... [Published Mbendi - May 08 2013]
ZSE Turnover Slumps [Published AllAfrica.com - May 06 2013]
ZSE April turnover slumps [Published Zimbabwe Herald - May 03 2013]
History Taught Rwandans to Shape Destiny, Says ... [Published AllAfrica.com - May 03 2013]
Makamba speaks out [Published Financial Gazette - May 02 2013]

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Resource optimism [Published Baobab - The Economist - May 14 2013] LONG before Baobab became a lowly journalist he scraped a living as a lowly academic. “If you’re so clever why aren’t you rich?” was a favourite tease of his less bookish but better-paid peers. The Africa Progress Report , prepared by an expert ...
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: First National Bank (FNB) o... [Published MicroCapital - Apr 16 2013] It is reported that the First National Bank (FNB), a subsidiary of South African financial services provider FirstRand Limited, has announced the launch of a mobile money transfer service between South Africa and Zimbabwe. The service is intended to ...
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Deputy Prime Minister Mutam... [Published MicroCapital - Mar 14 2013] Zimbabwe’s Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara reportedly is urging banks in the country to “develop competing products” that will allow them to match or surpass Ecocash, the mobile banking service of South Africa-based telecommunications group Econet ...
From cycles to cell phones: tracking Africa’s m... [Published Global Investing - Feb 05 2013] Mobile phone bills and beer consumption patterns are used by investors to assess how fast bank accounts are likely to grow in Africa , but what did investors count to gauge trends before there were mobile phones? The answer? Cattle, bicycles, radios, ...
MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: CBZ Bank, Econet Wireless P... [Published MicroCapital - Dec 20 2012] CBZ Bank, a retail bank operating in Zimbabwe, recently partnered with the local affiliate of Econet Wireless, a telecommunications operator headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, to allow CBZ customers to access their bank accounts through mobile ...