Africa Free Zones & Industrial Parks Summit

The AFZIP Summit & Exhibition is a benchmark for high-level discussion and deal-making for Africa's free zone, SEZs, ports, economic cities & industrial parks.

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#SouthAfrica #GeneralElections2019 is on the 8th May. President #Ramaphosa is running on an anti-corruption platform - will it work?

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

South Africa election: Can Ramaphosa call time on corruption? https://t.co/Auuq7230TS

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#Kenya exports around $ 3 billion worth of fruit and vegetable each year. #Chinese imports of avocados increased from 4 tons in 2008 to 44,000 tons in 2018. #Agroprocessing is a significant activity within Kenyan #EPZs
https://t.co/2JPg8EZEfK

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What role will #SEZs have in shaping the #African #FDI scramble?
#Development #Trade #SpecialEconomicZone #SME #Entrepreneurship

[Rebecca Enonchong @africatechie]

How African Entrepreneurs Can Win The New Scramble For Africa via @forbes https://t.co/oBtJLQrIuY

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Cyclone Kenneth has left some roads looking like waterfalls and rivers in Mozambique

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#SundayMorning read from @TheEconomist. In #SouthAfrica, more than 40% of 15- to 24-year-olds grow up in houses without anyone in employment. What future do young people in #Africa's most industrialised country have? https://t.co/GzQiccAGni

[Government of Rwanda @RwandaGov]

Rwanda has launched the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme that will mitigate risks& losses incurred by farmers due to natural disasters, pests& diseases. With a 40% government subsidy, the scheme will increase the farmers' access to financial services. https://t.co/FYJSC4IYC5

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

The Chinese and the Kenyan government have signed a deal that will make the Chinese market absorb over 40 percent of Kenya’s avocado produce, thus being one of the largest importers of the fruit.

[Africa Free Zones & Industrial Parks Summit @AFZIPSummit]

In 2018, #Kenya grew by 6.3 percent - its fastest pace in eight years. The country's large network of #ExportProcessingZones play an important role in generating exports, especially in the garment sector.
https://t.co/QQQLvLPNsc

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The metals sector is a key element of the long-term #industrialisation strategy in #Zimbabwe. #Chinese firm Tsingshan Holding Group is investing $1 billion in a steel plant and 600MW power plant.
https://t.co/UPZMDl6o9H

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In #Djibouti one of Silkroad International Bank's Chinese shareholders has been suspended. Reporting from #Bloomberg suggests that this could delay the implementation of projects on the ground in #Djibouti #Freezone.
Story here: https://t.co/kuhHnY16Kw

[Bloomberg Africa @BloombergAfrica]

Saudi and UAE say they’ll extend $3 billion in aid to Sudan after ouster of long-time President Omar al-Bashir https://t.co/XhdpcSAYb2

[Africa Free Zones & Industrial Parks Summit @AFZIPSummit]

The #Eskom saga continues with new documents revealing that the government of #SouthAfrica had to provide a $350 million bailout so the company could meet its debt obligations. Story by @BBGAfrica here: https://t.co/SOBXiDZIHP

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#African powerhouses #Nigeria and #SouthAfrica will slow-down the continent this year, according to a @ReutersAfrica poll of economists. S
tory here: https://t.co/eaZkukWtTT

[APO Group English @APO_source]

Siemens launches Atlas of #Digitalization to measure readiness and potential for #City 4.0 @SiemensAfrica #Technology #Infrastructure #Africa #Siemens https://t.co/aHHoRJqamP

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The #Zimbabwe International Trade Fair begins next week (23-27 April) in #Bulawayo. @Zimseza chief Edwin Kondo will use the forum to highlight Zimbabwe's growing SEZ sector which has already attracted $2 billion worth of investment.
Story here: https://t.co/pyCV7a9aP5

[Paul Wallace @PaulWallace123]

Here are the #IMF's just-released 2019 GDP growth projections for sub-Saharan Africa. #Ghana will be the fastest-growing economy. Interestingly, the three biggest economies in the region -- #Nigeria, #SouthAfrica and #Angola -- will grow the slowest. @TheTerminal

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H.E the UAE Minister of Economy opens #OneBeltOneRoad Forum at #AIM2019 #BRI #BeltandRoad

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The 9th Edition of Annual Investment Meeting Dubai kicks off with discussion on Shaping the Digital Future of FDI
#AIM2019 #SmartCities #SpecialEconomicZone #Africa

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National #SpecialEconomicZone Summit officially launches in #Durban https://t.co/8WFgKOm9lD via @IOL @GovernmentZA

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#Rwanda, #Djibouti sign MoU to develop #SpecialEconomicZone land https://t.co/3013sqhhMQ via @cnbcafrica @RwandaGov