ANGOLA | National Bank launches competition to design new coins

The competition runs until 30 January and will select the motifs to appear on the face of the two new coins, and the selection panel will be led by the

Angola expected to return to budget surpluses in medium-term

The implementation of Angola’s state budget for 2015 presents some uncertainty due to a drop in oil prices, according to Eaglestone Securities, which expects the country to return to budget

Mozambique | Work on the Sena Railroad completed in 1Q 2015

Work to boost the capacity of the Sena Railroad in Mozambique from 6.5 million tons to 20 million tons of cargo per year are in the final stages, said the

Angola | Sovereign Fund invests in building hotel academy in Benguela

The Angola Sovereign Fund (FSA) announced that it plans to invest in setting up an academy for training in the hotel business, in Benguela, which should start operating at the

Mozambique exports USD1b in goods to China

Li Chunhua also said that the volume of trade between Mozambique and China had seen growth in recent years, rising from US$1.64 billion in 2013 to US$2.942 billion in the

Angola expects to receive 6 million tourists by 2020

The Tourism Development Master Plan for the Okavango Basin Hub will complement the Master Plan for Tourism of the National Development Plan (NDP) 2012/2017, said Angola’s Minister for Hotels and

Huawei has 42 pct of Angola’s mobile phone market

Yang, after noting Huawei is the world’s third largest mobile phone manufacturer, said Huawei Angola had sold devices worth a total of USD1.2 billion dollars in the eight years it

Mozambican rubies auctioned for USD43m in Singapore

The latest uncut Mozambican ruby auction carried out by British company Gemfields in Singapore raised USD43.3 million, the company said. In a statement, the company said the auction of rubies mined

Brazilian export finance plan expands to Angola

Simão Grilo dos Santos, who recently spoke in Sao Paulo, said Proex would have its funding increased in 2015 “to finance Brazilian businessmen interested in investing in Angola with local

Sonangol orders two oil tankers in South Korea

Sonangol also said that based on the contract signed Thursday in Seoul, the two Suezmax vessels will be 274 meters long, 48 metres wide and 23.7 meters high and have

World Bank supports fight against poverty in Mozambique

The World Bank will support the Mozambican State Budget with funding of USD110 million to be invested in poverty reduction programs under an agreement signed Thursday in Maputo. The Minister of

New gas pipeline between Mozambique and South Africa may cost USd6b

The project intends to harness the commercial potential of the natural gas reserves discovered in the Rovuma sedimentary basin in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, and involves construction of

Mozal is largest company in Mozambique in 2013

The Mozal aluminium foundry is once again the largest company in Mozambique, a position it has held for more than a decade, according to the list of Mozambique’s 100 Largest

Portugal’s financial sector arouses China’s interest

Chinese companies are now positioning themselves to acquire the main assets of the beleaguered Espirito Santo group, a part of the Portuguese banking system for over a century, with arms

Mozambique | World Bank lends USD110 million for poverty reduction

The World Bank approved a  USD110 million loan  to support the Mozambican State Budget and the country’s official plan to reduce poverty for 2014, the World Bank said in a

Angola’s investment agency to have offices in all provinces

Angola’s National Agency for Private Investment (ANIP) plans, from 2015, to open offices in all 18 provinces of the country, to facilitate contacts with companies submitting investment proposals, ANIP’s president

Brazilian group Oi approves sale of PT Portugal

The Board of Directors of Brazilian telecom group Oi Thursday approved the sale of PT Portugal to French group Altice, and the sale also needs to be approved by the

Fosun interested in buying Portugal’s Novo Banco bank

The Resolution Fund has started the process of selling Novo Banco, the bank that inherited the healthy assets of bailed-out bank Banco Espírito Santo, requesting expressions of interest by 31

China increases cultural presence in Cape Verde

The Confucius Institute will have a delegation at the University of Cape Verde and China will open a cultural centre in the archipelago in 2016, Cape Verde’s Foreign Minister, Jorge

Mozambique among the 3 African economies with highest growth by 2019

Mozambique is one of three countries that stand out for their growth in Africa, a continent that will become increasingly important in economic terms in the coming years, according to

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