Industry Dynamics

Having increased production capacity to meet local demands, cement producers are beginning to explore opportunities in the export markets to improve their trade margins and buffer shocks that may arise from the markets where their investments are domiciled. FEMI ADEKOYA writes.

Moroccan companies are expecting a notable increase in industrial production for the last quarter of 2017, but they still lack visibility in terms of sales, according to the monthly economic survey conducted by Bank Al-Maghrib for July.

A London-trained textile investor and fashion industrialist, has charged the federal government to introduce into the nation's education curricula the teaching of garment and clothing in Nigerian schools and universities.

Oil and gas is big business in Ghana – and it is only getting bigger! In 2007, the Jubilee oilfield was discovered, and it is containing up to three billion barrels. Since then both the oil – and gas industry has seen a tremendous growth, and is expected to keep increasing for ye...

Currently, the kingdom has three coal-fired power stations with a total capacity of about 2.5GW, in addition to the two projects carried out in the cities of Safi and Jerada with a combined capacity of 1.7GW.

A Chinese based Plinth company is said to be ready to mine gold in Balaka Manondo area

The president said that his organisation was working at creating direct access for more fruits from Nigeria to the Port of Antwerp, and eventually to other European countries.

Intra-regional trade in manufactured goods has been growing slowly since 2010, causing firms in East Africa to lose market share in highly dynamic products like cement, pharmaceuticals, iron and steel and fertilisers.

Global warming is affecting the lives of an estimated 15 million Ethiopian farmers, who heavily rely on the coffee industry for their livelihood.