The last large source of arable land, minerals and fossil fuels, Africa may also be the continent that is the least-equipped to manage and protect its resources sustainably. If pursued with nature’s value in mind, Africa’s future growth could mean long-term prosperity for its people; if not, it could bring unsustainable consumption, resource extraction and environmental degradation. Here are some of the changes facing the future...
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Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, hosted a business forum in Nairobi, marking the conclusion of a five-day trade mission to Kenya, which provided varied opportunities for companies from the UAE and Kenya to come closer and mutually explore new opportunities. Dubai Kenya trade relations are set for further consolidation in the years to come. The mission attracted a...
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Tanzania is adopting tough measures to check the the inflow of substandard lubricants into the country. Tanzania is an important market for lubricants in Africa. This was announced in the backdrop of the announcement by the Government Chemist Laboratory Agency (GCLA) that over 50 per cent of imported lubricants in the country are of inferior quality. Industry, Trade and Investment Minister Charles Mwijage said the new measures will...
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A move to strengthened destination marketing and boost tourism in the land of Kilimanjaro and spices, Destination Zanzibar returns to Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2017, through strategic alliance with Zanzibar Commission for Tourism (ZCT), Zanzibar Association of Tour Operators (ZATO), Zanzibar Association of Tourism Investors (ZATI) and Tanzania Tourism Board under the banner “Tanzania – the land of Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar & the...
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In order to boost its tourism income, Uganda is making efforts to promote its tourism industry internationally. As part of this plan, the country hosted a special stand at the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai to showcase its tourism products in the Middle East markets. “Arabian Travel Market is an important event for us and helps us reach new markets in the Middle east region,” said Edwin Muzahura, Marketing Manager of...
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Kenya is increasingly its promotion activities aimed at attracting tourists from the Middle East as its tourist industry has been recovering from a slump due to recent events like kidnappings of tourists by Somali pirates and weakness in the euro-zone economy. Against such a backdrop, the United Arab Emirates presents Kenya with huge opportunity to tap tourist arrivals by virtue of its proximity that Kenya enjoys with a less than five...
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Email marketing in Africa has been yielding excellent results for entrepreneurs from across the world looking for buyers in the lucrative markets of Africa. By identifying potential buyers for their products in ket African markets and reaching them through targeted email campaigns has become a popular and effective way of marketing one products in the African markets. However, sourcing email database and African business directories is a...
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The pharmaceuticals industry in Africa is one of the fastest growing sectors of business in Africa. The value of Africa’s pharmaceutical industry is expected to be worth $40 billion to $65 billion by 2020 from just $14.5 billion a decade earlier. This makes Africa a prime market for multinationals and pharmaceutical companies seeking new growth markets as traditional markets stagnate. The rapid growth of the pharmaceutical industry in...
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The pharmaceutical industry in Kenya is growing at a rapid pace and offers excellent opportunities for exporters and manufacturers to establish their products and services in the lucrative market for pharmaceuticals in East Africa. Kenya is currently the largest producer of pharmaceutical products in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region, supplying about 50% of the regions’ market. Kenya’s...
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Nigeria is one of the most promising and rapidly growing pharmaceutical markets in West Africa with more than 150 pharma formulation manufacturing facilities. The Nigerian pharma industry is growing at 13 % annually. The estimated market size is $1.8billion. In the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African
States) West Africa sub-region approximately 60% of drug manufacturing takes place in Nigeria, underlining the huge sub regional...
