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Blog Posts

Wayan Vota

Who are the Venture Capitalists in Nigeria?

If Nigeria's ICT industry is to grow, we need to have a critical mass of venture capitalists. But in looking around, I can't find any that focus on ICT in Nigeria, which makes me ask:


Where Are Nigeria's ICT Venture Capitalists?

Without them, Nigeria is condemned to be an importer of technology. Resellers of
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Posted by Wayan Vota on February 8, 2010 at 3:30pm

Ed Dodds

RE:MIX Market

Folks:



Since the beginning of the year I've been doing a weekly post at the Mobility Blog of Mobile Health Watch. Doing research for next week's piece I ran across this, fyi:



MIX Market is the #1 source for financial and social performance data on MFIs across the globe.


From their About MIX Market page:
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Posted by Ed Dodds on February 5, 2010 at 2:07pm

Andualem Sisay

Ethiopia Gets Windows Vista In Amharic Language

Microsoft in collaboration with the Ethiopian Information Communication



Technology Development Agency (EICTDA)
launches Amharic language interface pack, repContinue

Posted by Andualem Sisay on February 5, 2010 at 1:38pm

Ed Dodds

Africa-Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit, Nairobi, Kenya April 7-10, 2010

To ensure that 175 million of the world's poorest families, especially women of those families, are receiving credit for self-employment and other financial and business services. To help 100 million families rise above the US 1$ per day threshold by 2015.

More here.

Note: OPINION - recently here in the US, both PNC and Wells Fargo banks have launched mobile customer to customer payment products. In addition, peer to peer giving t… Continue

Posted by Ed Dodds on February 3, 2010 at 2:29pm

Featured Articles

Five African firms push for mobile television

Five African firms are among nine international companies that are pushing and advocating for the development of mobile television-ready handset globally. Africa, the world's least developed in terms of new media is hoping the new initiative would increase access and new media penetration. The five African firms are DStv Mobile from Nigeria, Ghana,…

Microsoft launches Vista software in Amharic

US software giant Microsoft has launched Windows Vista in Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia. "Launching the Amharic version software is a major step forward for Amharic to be a language of technology", Director of the Ethiopian ICT Development Agency (EICTDA), Debretsion Gebremichael has said. 40 scholars from the Addis Ababa University…

Stanchart Bank strikes deal with Chinese firm

Standard Chartered Bank and China Unionpay have struck a deal that will enable Unionpay cardholders worldwide access the bank's ATM services in 20 countries in Africa. China has over the last decade become the world's largest investor into Africa, injecting billions of dollars in various projects across the continent. Analysts say no signal…

Financial Market News

Tanzania: Bourse Picks Up After Weeks of Lethargy

The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange picked up last week.

Nigeria: Stock Market Crisis - the Worst is Over, Stockbroking Houses Association Boss

Alhaji Rasheed Ola Yussuff, the chairman of the Association of Stockbroking Houses of Nigeria (ASHON) and chief executive officer of Trust Yields Securities Limited, in this interview, speaks on the need to instil market discipline to restore investors confidence in the stock market, stressing that the prospect of the market experiencing significant recovery in 2010 largely depends on the ability to introduce corrective measures.

Investment News

Rwanda: PSF to Conduct Studies for Better Advocacy

The Private Sector Federation (PSF), the umbrella arm of the private sector in Rwanda has said that it will conduct studies aimed at establishing challenges the business community is facing.

Zimbabwe: Indigenisation Regulations Gazetted

Government has gazetted the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment (General) Regulations 2010, which spell out the country's indigenisation policy and take effect on March 1 this year.

Kenya: CMA Must Move Quickly to Restore Confidence

For Kenya's capital markets watchdog, four failed stockbrokers in as many years is not exactly a flattering record.

Banking and Insurance

Kenya: Bank Sale to Raise Sh5 Billion

The privatisation of Consolidated Bank has kicked off with the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as transaction advisers.

Ghana: E-Zwich Becoming a Colossal Waste of Resources?

This month, GhIPPS, the operators of the national electronics payments switch, finally begun allowing their customers access to their traditional bank accounts via e-zwich cards. 7 Ghanaian banks constitute the first set of participants in the scheme.

Kenya: Insurers Reluctant to Merge Under New Law

Mergers and take-overs expected in the insurance industry may not materialise as players rope in strategic partners to help them meet the new capital requirements.

Capital Flows

Zimbabwe: IOM Donates Radio Equipment

Government is appealing to organisations that pledged to assist revamp the country's health sector last year to honour their promises so that projects are quickly implemented.

Rwanda: PSF to Conduct Studies for Better Advocacy

The Private Sector Federation (PSF), the umbrella arm of the private sector in Rwanda has said that it will conduct studies aimed at establishing challenges the business community is facing.

Zimbabwe: Indigenisation Regulations Gazetted

Government has gazetted the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment (General) Regulations 2010, which spell out the country's indigenisation policy and take effect on March 1 this year.
 
 

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