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Banking on benevolence

Banking on benevolence

Malawi: infrastructure After fifty years of ‘overlooking’ economic growth, Malawi plans to encourage public-private partnerships to fund infrastructure development By Collins Mtika For years, Malawi has banked on the...

Ethiopia: new workshop of the world?

Ethiopia: new workshop of the world?

A giant Chinese shoe manufacturer is lacing up for the long run. Will others follow in its footsteps?   Treading a new path By Elissa Jobson At 6.45am the first bus halts outside the main gates of the Eastern...