By Peterking Quaye – Monrovia, Liberia – An event for the nationwide consultation that came off last Saturday and was witnessed by a cross section of guests plus nationwide consultations on a draft Petroleum Policy. The event took place at the Monrovia City Hall. Liberia’s discovery of oil has come at a time when the national quest to see its citizen benefit is assured and the nation peace and security also protected. The consultation was expected to start this Monday with a nationwide tour to various counties in the country to solicit the views of citizens on the oil find... Continue Reading
More women are moving into higher-level positions. But the rate of advancement is slow, and halfway up the corporate ladder women tend to fall behind their male colleagues. “It’s time for organisations and women themselves to reverse the trend,” says Sandra Burmeister, CEO of the Landelahni Recruitment Group. Women have made strides in all kinds of careers. They include Christine Lagarde, first female head of the International Monetary Fund, and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, newly-elected head of the African Union. South Africa has produced a myriad of influential businesswomen with Maria Ramos, CEO of Absa, and Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, CEO of ArcelorMittal, both making... Continue Reading
Business is booming on the African continent, which means an increased need for talent management. In recognition of this, the popular Best Employers research is being extended to include the best HR performers on the continent. Africa is thriving: GDP is increasing at an average of 5% each year and, in anticipation of the typical emerging-market benefits (low-cost labour and a vast pool of new customers) businesses are flooding into the continent in the hope of long-term growth. From a business point of view things have never looked better. As Africa grows in importance on the world stage, the CRF... Continue Reading
The Vice-President of South Sudan, HE Dr Riek Machar, will join senior ministers from Kenya and other African countries at the forthcoming Africa Forum on Business and Security, it was announced on Monday, July 30th. Dr Machar has been a key figure in developing the fledgling economy of the world’s newest state since it attained independence from Sudan just over a year ago. At the Africa Forum on Business and Security, which will be held at Nairobi’s Laico Regency Hotel on September 13th and 14th, 2012, Dr Machar and other statesmen will rub shoulders with business leaders, investors, security experts... Continue Reading
By Nawa Mutumweno – Zambia’s Ministry of Finance has signed a Statutory Instrument No.33 of 2012) which prohibits the quoting, paying or demanding to be paid or receiving foreign currency as legal tender for goods, services or any other domestic transactions. The SI was signed by the Minister of Finance, Alexander Chikwanda on May 7 and it became effective on May 18, 2012. The objective of the Statutory Instrument No. 33 is to reinforce the use of the Kwacha (ZMK), which is Zambia’s legal tender, in domestic transactions in line with the practice in other countries. ‘’The Zambian economy experienced distortions... Continue Reading
