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IFC's Doing Business Report 2011
12/11/2010 - BUSINESS MATTERS

IFC's Doing Business Report 2011

In the 2011 Doing Business Report prepared by the World Bank together with the International Finance Corporation. It provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 183 economies and selected cities at the sub national and regional level. Overall, Singapore has been ranked in first position, with Chad in Africa coming in final place. IFC's Oliver Griffith tells us more about the findings of the report.
France-Corruption: inquiry into African leaders
10/11/2010 - TALKING POINTS

France-Corruption: inquiry into African leaders

It's become known as the "case of the ill-gotten gains". Three African leaders and their families are to be investigated in Paris over whether they embezzled state funds to purchase millions of euros worth of assets. They include bank accounts, villas on the Riviera and numerous luxury cars...
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Dance Africa Dance- Africa is in Bamako
06/11/2010 - CULTURE

Dance Africa Dance- Africa is in Bamako

In this special show, Eve Jacskon is in Bamako for Africa's biggest dance festival: 'Dance Africa Dance'...
Oliver Griffith, Head of Communications, Western Europe, IFC (International Finance Corporation)
03/11/2010 - Business Matters

Oliver Griffith, Head of Communications, Western Europe, IFC (International Finance Corporation)

In times of government budget cutbacks around the world, new ways of financing infrastructure and public works need to be found. Public Private Partnerships have been common in the developed world. Can these also be a model for developing countries whose budgets are even more stretched? Find out more with Oliver Griffith, Head of Communications for Western Europe at the IFC.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, October the 29th - part 2
30/10/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, October the 29th - part 2

The World This Week looks back at the top stories over the past seven days. Laura Baines and guests discuss Obama’s chances in the midterms, Brazil’s post Lula future, African elections in the light of polls in Ivory Coast and Guinea and the threat to France from Al Qaeda following the first direct threat from Osama bin Laden.
THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, October the 29th - part 1
30/10/2010 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

THE WORLD THIS WEEK - Friday, October the 29th - part 1

Laura Baines and guests discuss Obama’s chances in the midterms, Brazil’s post Lula future, African elections in the light of polls in Ivory Coast and Guinea and the threat to France from Al Qaeda following the first direct threat from Osama bin Laden.
UN seeks help for flood-wrecked Benin
24/10/2010 - BENIN

UN seeks help for flood-wrecked Benin

United Nations officials have called for urgent aid for the west African nation of Benin, where devastating floods have triggered a deadly cholera outbreak and left some 680,000 people homeless.
Hundreds killed in central and west African floods
19/10/2010 - NATURAL DISASTERS

Hundreds killed in central and west African floods

The UN has said that 377 people have died in flooding in central and west Africa since the beginning of the rainy season in June, with nearly 1.5 million people affected. The highest death toll was in Nigeria, where 118 people died.
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Oliver Griffith, Head of Communications for Western Europe, IFC
15/10/2010 - Business Matters

Oliver Griffith, Head of Communications for Western Europe, IFC

Oliver Griffith, Head of Communication for Western Europe at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) examines whether agriculture is the answer to boost Africa's growth.
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Compaore to face six candidates in upcoming presidential elections
09/10/2010 - BURKINA FASO

Compaore to face six candidates in upcoming presidential elections

Burkina Faso's ruling president Blaise Compaore will run against six other candidates in the country's upcoming November elections, authorities announced on Saturday. It is a race he is expected to win easily.
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