INVESTORS from the Republic of Finland are to invest in the energy sector in Nigeria, as part of efforts to assist the country boost its power base and jumpstart industrialisation in the country, according to the Finnish Minister of Foreign Trade and Development, Paavo Vayrynen. Vayryne disclosed in Abuja yesterday that a trade ...
Eurozone economies including Greece have put a dampener on early optimism about South Africa’s recovery, as Europe remains the country’s biggest trading partner, BoE Private Clients said on Wednesday. The featured appeared on busrep.co.za and it quotes Daryll Owen, chief investment officer for BoE Private Clients. “Currently there are clear stresses in the system, evidenced ...
Blacks and women continue to be grossly under-represented in all directorships and top executive leadership positions in companies listed on the JSE. This is according to a survey by Business Unity SA (Busa) conducted on the demographic and age profile of the top management echelons of all 295 listed companies, which was conducted between April ...
South Africa needed to focus on energy efficiency because Eskom would not be able to meet demand for electricity from 2011, the state-owned company said in a presentation yesterday. “We do not have enough capacity to meet requirements,” said Brian Dames, Eskom’s chief operating officer for generation. “The country has to focus on how do ...
Mercedes-Benz SA (MBSA) is facing a serious challenge from China, the US and possibly other countries over the contracts to produce the successor to the C-Class. Hansgeorg Niefer, MBSA’s president and chief executive, said yesterday it would be “extremely difficult” for MBSA and East London if the company was not awarded the contract to produce ...
