Denmark wants to reduce the tax on equity investments, copying a Swedish and Norwegian model as it aims to encourage more companies to list their shares in Copenhagen, its business minister told Reuters. With interest rates on bank deposits around zero, the government wants to use some of the 850 billion Danish kronor ($135 billion) that are currently effectively sitting idle … [Read more...]
Zambia signed Nuclear Energy agreement with China and Russia
The Zambian government has revealed plans to venture into nuclear energy technology in a bid to diversify the country's energy sector and end power deficits. Minister of Energy David Mabumba said Zambia has already signed an MoU with China and Russia in order to assess which of the two countries could be a potential technology services provider for the Southern African … [Read more...]
The 27th World Economic Forum on Africa, 3rd to 5th May 2017
The 27th World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF) will be held in Durban, South Africa, on 3rd to 5th May 2017. The WEF is hosted with the support of the Government of South Africa. The purpose of the forum will be to convene leaders from across all stakeholder groups to define strategies and actions to restore the whole region on its path towards a sustainable, prosperous and … [Read more...]
The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2017/2018 is now OPEN for applications
The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers to apply their skills to develop scalable solutions to local challenges, highlighting the importance of engineering as an enabler of improved quality of life and economic development. The aim of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is to stimulate, celebrate … [Read more...]
Sweden’s Population reaches 10 Million – the largest population increase since 1861
Swedish authorities say the Scandinavian country has statistically crossed the 10-million population threshold, saying mainly migration and more birth than deaths contribute to the population growth. Statistics Sweden has posted a population clock on its website saying the nation now has 10,000,064 inhabitants, adding immigration accounted for 75 per cent of the growth from … [Read more...]