World meet on SMEs future opens in Dar tomorrow

PIUS RUGONZIBWA
Daily News; Tuesday,September 23, 2008 @20:01
A TWO-day international conference that will discuss the place of Small and Medium Enterprises in a globalised world economy opens in Dar es Salaam tomorrow.

The meeting co-ordinator, Dr Esther Ishengoma, told reporters delegates will review the fate of the SMEs sector in the international arena and explore strengths and weaknesses of the enterprises so that they remain flexible to adapt to changing market environments, particularly customer needs. More...


[SOURCE: DAILY NEWS]

Nitty gritties of the upcoming EA investment forum

The Global Investing Committee of the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA), in partnership with the Association of New Generation of Leaders for Africa (AngelAfrica), would like to invite you to the East Africa Investment Forum which aims to provide a platform for governments, private companies, and financial institutions to showcase investment opportunities in East Africa.

The regional block called the East African Community (EAC), is made up of Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, countries covering 701,028 sq. miles that represent a market of 125 Million people and a combined GDP of US $104.2 billion.

Attendees will hear from among others, government officials, investment agencies, directors of local and multinational financial institutions, and emerging market fund managers and private equity benefactors.

They will learn what leading experts have to say about the Region's economic outlook, its market potential and why this is the right time to venture into this virgin economy. Most importantly, they will share their proven strategies and solutions that are making their ventures succeed in East Africa.

For further information about the Investment Forum please visit http://www.investeac.com

Conference Focus

• Financial Sector developments: Capital Markets, Private Equity & Banking
  
• Recent growth and trends in Regional stock-markets, IPOs, Market integrations and harmonization, Cross-listing and Cross-trading, and future prospects
  
• East Africa's Private Equity landscape, risks and rewards, sovereign ratings, and opportunities in project financing
  
• Regional expansion and growth of the corporate and commercial Banking sector, new financial products (e.g. Islamic banking, micro-finance, credit guarantee schemes, credit background), the regional macro-economic environment
  
• ICT and Business Process Outsourcing: Exposing American business to East Africa's ICT regulation, Infrastructure development, Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
  

Quick Links

• Forum Homepage
  
• Forum Registration
  
• NYSSA Homepage
  
• Angel Africa Homepage
  

Panelists
Confirmed panelists include:

• Heri Bomani, Managing Director of Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) in Tanzania
  
• William Mpambika Chiume, Founding Partner of EAEconomics & Former Director of Investment Promotion, Tanzania Investment Center
  
• Robert Fogler, Managing Director of the Thousand Hill Venture Fund
  
• Nyagaka Ongeri, Managing Director of Debt Capital Group at Barclays Capital
  
• Cherian George, Managing Director - Americas Global Infrastructure & Project Finance, Fitch Ratings
  
• Ashley Bendell, Associate Director - African Equities, Exotix USA
  
• Susan Tuttle, Director of Woldwide Innovation Policy IBM
  
• Paul Kukubo, CEO of Kenya ICT Board
  
• Brian Herlihy, President of Seacom
  
• Dr. Jabulani Dhliwayo, CEO of JC Broadband, Nepad Council ICT Department Chair
  

Date and Venue
Location:
1177 Avenue of the Americas (between 45th and 46th Streets)
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10036-2714

Date: September 19th, 2008
Time: 8.30am-4.30pm

For Registration Information Please visit
www.investeac.com/REGISTER

EAC Investment Forum

Fore more details please visit http://investeac.com/ and http://tzcommoncents.com/

World forum set to unveil crucial report

By The Citizen Reporter

The World Economic Forum (WEF) will next month launch this year's annual Global Competitiveness Report (GCR).

The document is a benchmarking tool that examines factors enabling national economies to achieve sustained growth and long-term prosperity.The Geneva-based organisation said yesterday in a statement that the report, which bases its assessment on the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI), will be released on October 8 in Geneva. More...


[SOURCE: THE CITIZEN]

Aid delivery mode faulted

By Njeri Rugene, Citizen Correspondent, Accra

Recipients of foreign funding meeting here want donors to change the delivery mode of their aid if its development impact is to be felt by countries.

The participants in the meeting, dubbed the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness were united that progress had been slow and management and delivery of foreign funding was still as cumbersome and effective as it more than three years ago. More...


[SOURCE: THE CITIZEN]

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