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ContentsOCTOBER2011ISSUEN°379WWW.AFRICASIA.COM
14 Cover Story South Sudan – wide open for business
Editorial 13 The power of reading
Cover Story South Sudan 14 Business suits replace fatigues 18 Building a nation from scratch 20 The scramble for South Sudan 24 Banks – who dares wins 25 The lure of the South Sudanese pound
Top 100 Banks 28 Africa’s top banks 2011 rankings 29 Recovery and consolidation 28 Regional banks healthy and liquid 28 Top 100 table 38 North Africa: 42 West Africa: New dawn for Nigeria 44 East Africa: Strength in depth 47 Southern Africa: Angola the star turn 50 Nigeria banking reforms
Europe/Africa 52 Europe comes courting
Ethiopia 56 Return of the African Lion 57 The world’s fastest growing economy? 61 Commercialisation uplifts agriculture 72 Economy – finding the right balance 73 Tourism – land of history
Nigeria 74 Jonathan’s single-term concept
Mauritius 78 Mauritius – the special one 79 Lessons in evolution 82 Trim red tape 84 Top insurer looks to Africa 86 GBOT’s world-class market 88 AfrAsia Bank –
continental crossroads
Botswana 90 Botswana bounces back 92 Gaborone sorts out coal/ new rail options
Media 96 Africa in the digital age
Countryfiles 102 South Africa:
Can Africa produce generic drugs? 104 Ghana: Disquiet in Oil City
