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African Banker Awards 2010
Washington DC, October
The 2010 African Banker Awards will take place in Washington DC, USA in October. The 2010 Entry Process is now open. You can download the entry forms in English and French here. This African Banker Awards is designed to recognise excellence in banking and finance in Africa and reward the people and financial institutions that are making a difference on the continent. Participants of the African Banker Awards included representatives from the leading African banks and financial institutions, international investment banks and private eq uity groups working in Africa, executives from intergovernmental organisations as well as African government officials and diplomats. For more information please click here.
The Africa Risk Summit
London
The business landscape is undergoing continuous change, and Africa, as an emerging investment destination, is the least understood market where information is generally scarce or outdated, making risk evaluation difficult. The Africa Risk Summit 2010 will bring together international investors, business leaders and policy-makers with analysts, insurers and risk experts to identify, assess and better understand the risks associated with doing business in Africa. The attendees will gain a better understanding of the costs of risks, will be able to manage risk more appropriately and will gain firsthand experience of how to minimise risk. More…
Past Events
African Business Awards 2010
London, 21 June
The African Business Awards celebrated excellence and best practices in African business and recognised those who have driven Africa's rapidly transforming economy. Over the last decade, Africa's economic growth has propelled the continent to centre stage in the world of business and investment. The African Business Awards highlighted the outstanding achievement of these hardworking individuals and leading companies who have carried out this dramatic transformation. More information can be found here.
African Development Bank
Business Breakfast Briefing
5 May 2010,
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Over 130 African and international business leader came together to listen to experts from the Private
Sector Operations of the African Development Bank to discuss Investment Opportunities in Africa, their outlook and growth strategies for Africa and the bank’s role as a facilitator for finance and investment.
The briefing was an invaluable opportunity for business leaders and media representatives to meet the AfDB team and hear their views first hand.
COMESA Investment Forum
12 – 13 April 2010
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
This top-level two-day forum offered the opportunity to update knowledge of COMESA’s business environment and investment climate. The event was specifically designed to promote dialogue and action between investors, business leaders and senior policy makers, to create the necessary framework and drive investment opportunities and growth in COMESA and Africa. It was a unique platform for over 500 industry leaders to network and engage one-on-one with Ministers from the 19 member states. More…
To download the COMESA Conference Report please click here.
African Banker - ATM Security Forum Nigeria, 26 March 2010
The rapid expansion of Nigeria’s ATM deployment has exposed the country to increasing risks of ATM fraud. The ATM Security Forum 2010 assessed these risks and looked at ways fraud can be prevented. The forum unified buyers, sellers and policy makers in Africa’s most populous nation. Delegates were drawn from Nigeria’s banking community to hear from leading experts and learn from case studies to help maximize ATM security and minimize risk, for the benefit of their customers. More…
African Banker Awards 2009
Istanbul, 6 October
Africa’s top bankers, ministers of finance, governors of central banks and industry leaders came together on the 6th of October at the Four Seasons Hotel in Istanbul, Turkey, to recognize the continent’s successes in banking at an unforgettable awards ceremony and gala dinner. Bankers from Nigeria, Morocco, Kenya, Angola, South Africa, Togo, Ghana, Mali and Chad, representing North, South, East, West and Central Africa, were amongst the nominees of this year’s African Banker Awards making this truly a pan- African gathering of champions. More
African Business Awards 2009, 6 July, Grosvenor House Hotel, London
At an awards ceremony organised by African Business magazine and the Commonwealth Business Council (CBC), President Paul Kagame together with African government officials and top leaders from all regions of Africa celebrated the achievements of prominent businessmen and women driving growth and development in the Continent. For more information please click here.
SkillsInvest Forum
200 policymakers, industry leaders and academics took part in the first SkillsInvest forum at Dubai knowledge Village on the 11th June 2009.