BRIAN BENZA
Staff Writer
Nine companies accredited by the Botswana International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) are expected to start operations this year, Minister of Finance, Baledzi Gaolathe, has said.
In the 2008-2009 budget speech on Monday, the minister said that since its inception in 2001-2002, the IFSC has accredited 39 companies, 19 of which are already operational.
“A [...]

The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
Tanzania: Tourism Could ‘Earn Africa Sh100 Billion’
Costantine Sebastian, Arusha
5 June 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is said to have potential to generate up to $100 billion annually from the booming and lucrative global tourism market that currently accounts for nearly 10 per cent of the world’s gross domestic product (GDP).
The revenue that can be generated [...]

In a bid to increase the mineral sector’s contribution to the national economy, the State Mining Corporation (Stamico) has signed an investment deal with a South African mining company worth USD20m (over 20b/-).