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January 2010 Blog Posts (8)

Kouwenhoven and Hirman launch eVentures Africa Fund

Vincent Kouwenhoven and Brian Hirman from the Netherlands have recently launched eVentures Africa Fund (eVA Fund): an investment fund for digital media and e-business companies in Africa. eVA Fund will first focus on investments in the sub-Saharan African… Continue

Added by Bas Vlugt on January 30, 2010 at 12:45am — 2 Comments

Africa Business Communities launch the Africa India Business Network

Today Africa Business Communities launch the Africa India Business Network, a networking community open to professionals involved or interested in the Africa - India Business.

Klick here to visit the Africa India Business Network

africaindiabusiness.ning.com

Bas Vlugt

Founder East Africa Business… Continue

Added by Bas Vlugt on January 22, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

EarthWise Ferries Wins $100,000 Grant From USAID/Western Union

EarthWise Ferries Wins $100,000 Grant From USAID/Western Union

EarthWise gains recognition for its solid business plan and potential to create sustainable economic development in East Africa.

(EVERETT, Wash.)— Jan. 15, 2010 EarthWise Ferries – Uganda, Ltd. was selected on January 13 as a winner in the 2009 African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) business plan competition sponsored by USAID and Western Union. As a result of its resounding success in the contest, EarthWise… Continue

Added by Julia A. Youngs on January 19, 2010 at 8:36am — No Comments

Ethiopia Inaugurates New Hydro Electric Power Station

Ethiopia, which has been in a severe electric power shortage few months ago, finally adds a new 420 Mega Watt hydro power station to its national grid, www.newbusinessethiopia.com reported from Addis Ababa.

Added by Andualem Sisay on January 14, 2010 at 11:06am — No Comments

Banking Business Booming In Ethiopia

Despite the global financial crises, banking business in Ethiopia is booming. Five new banks are currently under-formation while the existing ones continue announcing profit increment every year.
For more please visit: www.newbusinessethiopia.com

Added by Andualem Sisay on January 8, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Ethiopia’s November Export Declines by 5 Percent

Ethiopia ’s total export earnings for the month of November, 2009 declines by around 5% compared to the previous month.
for more, please visit www.newbusinessethiopia.com

Added by Andualem Sisay on January 4, 2010 at 4:54pm — No Comments

East Africa Tender Gateway - www.tender.co.tz

Happy New Year. I would like to invite you to our portal, East Africa Tender Gateway www.tender.co.tz - we launched the website in 2005. It is a source of tender notifications published acrosss East Africa categorized across various industries/sectors. Upon registration you can opt to get e-mail alerts whenever a tender in your category is uploaded.

It is a paid subscription service, however, we would be delighted to offer mebers of the East Africa… Continue

Added by Altaf Fazal on January 3, 2010 at 6:26pm — No Comments

Reminder - BiD Network presents two business plan competitions

The mission of BiD Network is to contribute to sustainable economic growth by stimulating entrepreneurship in emerging markets. BiD Network supports entrepreneurs in writing their business plans by offering them coaching and other business tools. The best entrepreneurs gain access to investors in our network. Since 2005 BiD Network has helped start over 300 businesses and has matched them with over 5 million euros from… Continue

Added by Bas Vlugt on January 3, 2010 at 5:18pm — 1 Comment