SA climbs ease of business rankings
South Africa climbed from 35th to 32nd place in the World Bank and International Finance Corporation's Doing Business 2009, an annual survey of the time, cost and hassle involving in doing business in 181 countries around the world.
New indices open up African markets
The JSE and global index provider FTSE Group have launched the FTSE/JSE All Africa 40 Index and the FTSE/JSE All Africa ex South Africa 30 Index, providing investors worldwide with access to major companies in Egypt, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius, Nigeria and Tunisia.
New fund to invest in clean technologies
The Evolution One Fund, a 10-year private equity fund that focuses on investments in clean technology in various sectors in the southern African region has raised R400-million from four core international investors to date, and is expected to grow to R1-billion by mid-2009.
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