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7 Reasons to be Optimistic about Africa

Michael Hastings Kpmg International
May 08, 2014
When I meet young Africans who have graduated from overseas universities, I’m struck by their excitement for Africa. They have a vision for their countries of origin, and a passion to return to, and invest in, their homelands. This new desire for engagement is a sign of incredible optimism and hope. There are many other signs of hope.
1. A communication revolution, a data revolution
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First Quarter 2014 Earnings

April 17, 2014

GE announced first-quarter 2014 operating earnings of $3.3 billion, with operating earnings per share of $0.33, down 15% from the first quarter of 2013. Excluding the 2013 NBCUniversal impact and restructuring and other charges, operating EPS was up 9% from the year-ago period.

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Listening and Learning for Success—What Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs Need

Mary Olushoga Awp Network
April 09, 2014
Women entrepreneurs in Nigeria face a host of cultural and institutional hurdles they must negotiate on their way to success. Despite these obstacles, women are thriving because they are learning from each other’s lessons and listening to voices of those who have gone before them.
Entrepreneurs need to be encouraged. It is not easy to start and sustain a business in places like Lagos; building a sustainable business in Nigeria in general is not easy. Entrepreneurs need to know how the system works so that they can survive this challenging and difficult terrain.
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International Women’s Day, a Chance for Change

Ambassador Sally G Cowal American Cancer Society
March 07, 2014
We celebrate International Women’s Day March 8. Originally, it was an event to promote equal political rights, including the right to vote, for women. As a Chicagoan I’m proud to say that one of the earliest Women’s Day observances was held in that city in 1908!
Today, although women have the right to vote almost everywhere, health inequalities and disparities between women in the developed and developing worlds – and between men and women in many countries and regions of the world – continue to exist.
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Rise of Africa's Petro-States

Amy Myers Jaffe University Of California Davis
February 24, 2014
Africa has been hailed by Time Magazine as “the world’s next great growth engine.” China’s trade with Africa is gigantic at over $166 billion. The U.S. is the continent’s second largest trading partner at $126 billion. Other nations, including India, Japan, Brazil, Malaysia, Turkey and the Gulf Arab states, are in hot pursuit of Africa’s oil and gas, timber, coal, minerals and farmland.
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Two Innovations Bringing Simplicity Back To Health Care

Marzena Zukowska Ashoka Changemakers
February 11, 2014
The ubiquity of mobile phones and decreasing cost of SMS are beginning to transform healthcare systems in some of the most impoverished regions of the world—places such as Kibera, Nairobi, Africa’s largest urban slum.
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Fourth Quarter & Total Year 2013 Earnings

January 17, 2014

GE announced fourth-quarter 2013 operating earnings of $5.4 billion, with earnings per share of $0.53, up 20% from the fourth quarter of 2012.

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Africa’s Innovative Spirit: Taking on the World

Jay Ireland GE
December 20, 2013
The word “innovation” was long synonymous with the IT programmers of Silicon Valley or the design engineers of Tokyo. But the world is changing fast and now the latest designs, products and ideas are as likely to come from Accra or Nairobi as from the U.S. or Far East. Africa’s innovative and entrepreneurial spirit is taking on the world – whether it is apps for farmers, medical diagnostic devices, cleaner cooking fuel or new seed varieties, exciting advances are being made every day across the continent.
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A Brighter Future: African Off-Grid Electricity Challenge Yields First Winners

December 05, 2013

High commodity prices and booming exports have been stoking Africa’s economies over the last decade. Now the continent needs to take the next step and add value by creating new businesses, industries and services. But one basic growth ingredient is often missing: electricity.

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Third Quarter 2013 Earnings

October 18, 2013

GE announced third-quarter 2013 operating earnings of $3.7 billion, or $0.36 per share, down 3% and flat respectively from the third quarter of 2012.

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