http://africantradehub.bundublog.com Tracking and promoting African Trade Opportunities Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:27:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Visa, in partnership with I&M bank of Kenya, recently celebrated the bank's ecommerce license launch, a first for the growing East African market. The internet and its commerce based opportunities is still a relatively new concept in Kenya but is fully supported by government.  Internet access has improved dramatically over the ... http://africantradehub.bundublog.com/2010/03/05/visa-and-im-bank-breathe-new-life-into-kenyas-ecommerce-trade/ Afribiz presents a series, “A Picture of the African Capital Markets,” based on an interview with Michael Preiss, CEO of African Asset Management. Michael Preiss is a frequent guest and commentator for news organizations like Bloomberg, CNN, and CNBC. He is an expert on African and Asian capital markets. 2009 SETS ... http://africantradehub.bundublog.com/2010/01/07/afribiz-introduces-info-series-on-african-markets-in-2010/ Via the ManufacturingHub.co.za blog: International food group Nestle has confirmed that it is closing its operations in Zimbabwe after it refused to bow to pressure to buy its milk from a company owned by the wife of controversial president Robert Mugabe. After being exposed in the media, Nestle withdrew its commercial relationship ... http://africantradehub.bundublog.com/2009/12/23/nestle-exits-zimbabwe/ An invitation has been launched to public and private sector organizations worldwide to participate in the kick-off meeting of a project to develop an ISO International Workshop Agreement (IWA)* on sustainable business districts. The meeting is being held on 28-29 January 2010 in Paris-La Défense, France, hosted ... http://africantradehub.bundublog.com/2009/12/19/sustainable-business-district-workshop/