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Economy & Business - Bloomberg - 2010-08-18

Burundi Coffee Output May Be 26&percnt Below Forecast Af

offee production in Burundi, which relies on the crop for half its export earnings, may be as much as 26 percent less than forecast this year after a drought cut yields, the industry regulator said. Output may be 23,000 to 25,000 metric tons, compared with an earlier estimate of 31,000 tons, Jeremi... more »

Economy & Business - Daily Monitor - 2010-08-03

Burundi calling for Uganda’s manufacturers

In the last four months, the second Vice President of Burundi, Mr Gabriel Ntisezerana has visited Uganda twice purposely to convince the local private sector to take advantage of Burundi’s market. In his earlier visit in April, he described Uganda as ‚big brother“ whose experien... more »

Economy & Business - New Vision Online - 2010-07-29

Burundi woos Uganda investors

I am calling upon Ugandan traders to come to Burundi and form joint ventures with our businesspeople instead of going to China because we have a lot of untapped business potential,‚ the country’s second vice-president, Gabriel Ntisezerana, stated. Ntisezerana was opening a two-day i... more »

Economy & Business - Reuters - 2010-07-21

Burundi tea revenues up 36 pct in first half

Burundi’s tea export earnings grew by 36 percent over the first six months of the year compared with the same period in 2009, helped by high volumes due to good rains, a tea board official said on Tuesday. The state-run tea board (OTB) said it had exported between January and June 3,994 ton... more »

Economy & Business - peopledaily.com - 2010-07-21

Burundian infrastructure minister quits party mana

Burundian Infrastructure and Equipment Minister Anatole Kanyenkiko has quit his party management, saying he is going to be a simple member of the Front pour la Democratie au Burundi (FRODEBU), local media reported on Tuesday. ... more »

Economy & Business - Daily Nation - 2010-05-27

East Africa to lead growth on continent

East Africa is expected to register the highest economic growth in the continent in the next two years, the latest economic outlook report states. The African Economic Outlook report, which monitors the continent’s growth, says the region comprising Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi ... more »

Economy & Business - The Citizen - 2010-05-25

Dar lags behind in business-friendly reforms: Worl

he Doing Business in the East African Community 2010 report which was released in Dar es Salaam yesterday, places Tanzania on position number four out of five countries that make the EAC. Rwanda and Kenya have been ranked on position number one and two, respectively. Uganda ranks number three while ... more »

Economy & Business - The Africa Report - 2010-05-18

Burundi Q1 imports up nearly 20 pct - central bank

Burundi’s imports jumped 19.7 percent in the first quarter of 2010 from the same period in 2009, mainly due to higher purchases of building materials, the central bank said on Tuesday. The country imported 109,345 tonnes of goods between January and March worth 138 billion francs, up from 91,3... more »

Economy & Business - Patrick Nduwimana - 2010-05-05

Econet Burundi targets 300,000 subscribers by Dec

Burundi mobile firm Econet expects the number of its clients to more than double to 300,000 by the end of December this year as it expands its network and updates technology, a company official said on Wednesday. Econet, a subsidiary of South Africa-based Econet Wireless International, had 120,00... more »

Economy & Business - Angola Press - 2010-05-03

Invest more in agriculture, Burundian minister ple

African countries should invest more in agriculture to make the continent food self sufficient and export producers, increasing the income sources, the burundian agriculture and livestock minister pleaded today. Addressing Angop, Ferdinand Nderagakura, attending in Luanda the 26th regional meetin... more »

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