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African Agriculture’s Success Lies in a Mindset Change : WEF

Investment in the supply chain is key to building productivity Banks must build capacity to analyse and manage risk in agricultural lending Cape Town, South Africa, 9 May 2013 – African agriculture needs to be regarded as an economic sector rather than a social enterprise if the continent is to become a trillion dollar food market …

Regional Integration Key to Africa’s Future Competitiveness : WEF

Africa must increase competitiveness or jeopardize future growth, warns the Africa Competitiveness Report 2013, which assesses prospects for sustainable growth of 38 African countries. Jointly produced by the African Development Bank, the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, the report identifies closer regional integration as an important driver for enhancing competitiveness. Cape Town, South Africa, …

Leaders Gather in Cape Town to Discuss Ways of Delivering on Africa’s Promise: World Economic Forum

More than 1,000 leaders from business, politics, academia and civil society will be in Cape Town, 8-10 May, for the 23rd World Economic Forum on Africa The meeting’s programme will focus on economic diversification, infrastructure and talent Johannesburg, South Africa, 3 May 2013 – Delivering on Africa’s Promise will be the theme of the World Economic Forum on …

flydubai celebrates three successful years of operations to Kuwait

The airline carried more than one million passengers between Dubai and Kuwait in three years Kuwait, 07 April 2013: flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost airline, celebrates its third anniversary of operations in Kuwait, reaffirming its commitment to the market. Three years since launching operations to Kuwait, flydubai has flown more than 1 million passengers on the …

flydubai to fly double daily to Sri Lanka this summer

Carrier to increase its frequency to Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport from 03 June 2013 Kuwait; 28 March 2013 – flydubai, Dubai’s innovative low-cost airline, announced that it will fly double daily to Sri Lanka starting this summer, bringing the total number of weekly flights to 14. The announcement comes a week after the carrier attended the …