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Britain, France, Italy and Germany had their colonies in Africa and the impact of colonization is still apparent in the former colonies after 50 years of independence. A developing country during the colonial era has now risen to the rank of third largest economy in the word surpassing Germany.
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China’s Grip on Africa
September 4th, 2010 
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Money Market
September 4th, 2010 Afritopic Money market provides a short-term, low-risk investment arena for large organizations and governments. In contrary to highly volatile stock market that may offer high returns but very high risks,
Posted in Business and Finance, Computers and Internet, Management, Money, Strategy 
Tags: capital market, DBA, finance, interest rate, investment, Management, MBA, money market, securities, stock market, Strategy 
No Comments »Defining Entrepreurship
September 4th, 2010 Afritopic Entrepreneurship is the process of combining various resources such as finance and manpower to develop an idea into a novel, innovative, value-added product or service that creates or fascilitates economic growth.
Document and Knowledge Management Systems
July 26th, 2010 Afritopic The inter-relationships between document management and knowledge management systems as well as the process of developing and successfully implementing knowledge management system are explained. more>
Selling /Leasing Land in Africa to Foreign Investors
April 11th, 2010 Afritopic Investors from around the globe are buying or applying to buy several hectares of land in different African countries. The countries in focus include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique and South Africa. But the business is not restricted to these countries and is spreading across Africa. The Korean firm Daewoo Logistics [...]
Posted in Africa and African Diaspora, Business and Finance, People and Culture, Science and Technology Tags: africa, business, investors, land, lease, sell No Comments »The Significancy
March 10th, 2010 mika Despite the negative news in the main stream media relating to wars and refugees, several business sectors have been experiencing substancial profit growth in African countries. A major factor contributing to this growth is the repatriation of money by Africans in the Diaspora. According to the world world bank, it is estimated that the total [...]
Posted in Africa and African Diaspora, Business and Finance, Money Tags: african diaspora, economy, Money 3 Comments »Bottom-Up Innovation: Insights, Ideas and Innovation by Langdon Morris
March 4th, 2010 herta There are six distinct innovation views that typically need to be integrated into one clear perspective in order to come out with the best possible results: three outsider viewpoints and three insider perspectives: Outsider Perspectives – Knowledge Channel Innovation, Peer-to-Peer Innovation, Outside-in Innovation; Insider Perspectives – Technology-Driven Innovation, Bottom-Up Innovation, Top-Down Innovation. This is Part [...]
Redefining Strategy by Harvard’s Michael Porter
March 4th, 2010 scarlet “The worst mistake in strategy – and it’s a particularly bad mistake in a slowed economic downturn – is to compete with your competitors on the same thing. You want to find a different kind of value that you can deliver to a different set of customers. Strategy is fundamentally about how you’re going to [...]
Development in Africa by Shellie Karabell
March 4th, 2010 james Listen to INSEAD faculty, alumni and associates talk, and you realise that Africa is no longer just a story of disease, poverty, misery and humanitarian aid. Or of China’s hunger for raw materials and energy, while the Japanese and Koreans buy land in Africa to grow their own food. Today, Africa is also a story [...]
Posted in Africa and African Diaspora, Business and Finance Tags: africa, business, finance 26 Comments »Money Markets
September 18th, 2009 james Money markets are the global financing markets that offer short term financing to the investment world. This investments refer to an account held by an investor either individually or as a corporation, for the purpose of short term cash obligations. This ensure that there is regular in and out flow of cash when and if [...]
