Booking deadline: 3 February 2014 Material deadline: 6 February 2014 Publication date: 24 February 2014
THE ESSENTIAL REFERENCE IN AFRICAN AFFAIRS
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FREIGHT & LOGISTICS Boosted by its cheap Asian imports as well as by its exports of raw materials and the necessary renovations of its infrastructures, the continent remains a zone where trade continues to grow. ● Maritime: cargo loads are growing steadily, and the continent’ steadily, and the continent’s ports and harbours are making guge are making guge investments to deal with this ongoing growth. Cote d’ Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, etc ● Port handling: Local & international companies operating in Africa. ● Railway & land transportation: financing the necessary infrastructure. The East African revolution.
BUSINESS LEAD BUSINESS
ANGOLA/CHINA INVESTMENT COMPANIES & MARKETS
+ Guanomad Case Study + Islamic Finance LEADERS
FINANCE
POLITICS EAST AFRICA’S GREAT GAME Intw with SA’s Zweli Mkhise
ART & LIFE DESTINATION AFRICA Masterpieces and hidden gems
issue – Out 24 February
FRONTLINE
AFRICAN BUSINESS 2.0 ‐ Africa's Emerging Capitalists ‐ How a small band of industrialists are working towards Africa's economic transformation
FOCUS on NIGERIA Promising future A Central Focus that explains how Nigeria is moving towards economic leadership on the continent. OVERVIEW The economy is defying the political gravity, with an electricity reform that seems to be taking shape, an agricultural sector that is starting to attract genuine capital and know‐how; huge infrastructure projects in energy or health and a real‐estate boom. Banks and Mortgage Banks are following the trend, adapting theirs services to this promising future. ECONOMY • ENERGY+POWER: PIB, local content, and new contenders in the electrical generation markets. The new power barons: the electricity privatisation is creating a new breed of Nigerian infrastructure entrepreneur. • FINANCE: banks come together to lend to bigger customers. Expansion beyond Nigeria's borders has been an increasing outlet for capital deployment by Nigerian banks • AGRICULTURE: building up local agribusiness to meet local demand in rice, cassava and flour • INFRASTRUCTURE: movement on the Lagos‐Kano railway, as well as upgrades to Nigeria’s regional airports + maritime capacities. Plans for a new city development in Rivers state, the hub of Nigeria’s gas and oil industry. Public private partnerships could prove advantageous for potential investors, as they open opportunities for subsidisation. PEOPLE TO WATCH The movers and shakers of Nigeria’s promising future Extra circulation includes:
● Power and electricity World Africa ‐ Johannesburg, SA ● Pharma Summit ‐ The Dorchester, London, UK ● The Africa CEO Forum ‐ Geneva, Switzerland ● Oil ans Gas Africa Week ‐ Cape Town, SA ● Nigeria Summit ‐ Lagos, Nigeria ● Intermodal Africa ‐ Lagos, Nigeria ● MMEC ‐ Maputo, Mozambique THE AFRICA REPORT is published by Groupe Jeune Afrique Phone: +33 1 46 47 25 44 - Email: advertising@theafricareport.com
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