[kictanet] Nigeria Profile in the FT

[nicholasnesbitt]

FYI to all those interested in seeing what is happening on the other  
side of the continent...


Nicholas A. Nesbitt
Chief Executive Officer
KenCall EPZ Ltd
P.O. Box 27507 - 00506
Nairobi, Kenya

254.20.660.2000 (office)
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nnesbitt at kencall.com

>> Dear all,
>>
>> For a taste of something different, today I'm attaching the  
>> contents of a special report on Nigeria that we have just  
>> published. It covers everything from oil and politics to mattress- 
>> making and Nollywood. The full list of articles is below. I hope  
>> you find some subjects of interest.
>>
>> best regards,
>> barney
>>
>> Heady excitement damped by doubt
>>
>> The economy: Oil wealth fails to dent pervasive poverty
>>
>> Politics: Struggle between king and kingmaker
>>
>> Foreign policy: Emerging world powers vie for influence
>>
>> The judiciary: Judges start to carve out independent role
>>
>> The civil service: Poor pay undermines a discredited bureaucracy
>>
>> Farming: Cultivating a new attitude to agriculture
>>
>> Fertiliser: Trying to clear up enduring public sector scam
>>
>> Oil: Financing shortfall shackles output
>>
>> Gas: Masterplan seeks to supply domestic market first
>>
>> The Niger delta: Fragile strategies for a complex conflict
>>
>> Guest column: Why choke the goose?
>>
>> The stock market: Investors shaken by damning analysis
>>
>> Actis: Satisfying a basic need with a piece of furniture
>>
>> Power shortages: Electricity cuts create 'state of emergency'
>>
>> Telecoms: Explosive growth and a radical transformation
>>
>> Starcomms: Benefits of stunted fixed lines
>>
>> Banking: No time to lose in quest for sophistication
>>
>> Ecobank: Doing well in difficult territory
>>
>> Umaru Yar'Adua: In pursuit of respect for the rule of law
>>
>> The north: Steeped in a mood of malaise and neglect
>>
>> Cross river: When the rhetoric runs ahead of a shabby reality
>>
>> On the road: Establishing a few things about our country
>>
>> Literary revival: New writers emerge after the 'big sleep'
>>
>> The film industry: A documentation of the African experience
>>
>> Manufacturing: Talent thrives in city of the small man
>> Six of the best: Lords of the emerging private sector
>>
>>
>>
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