Intellectual Property as a Business Asset

An enterprise’s assets may be broadly divided into two categories: physical assets – including buildings, machinery, financial assets and infrastructure – and intangible assets – ranging from human capital and know-how to ideas, brands, designs...

A Tale of Black Gold in Zimbabwe

The past two decades have been characterized by a rise in foreign and local, large- and small-scale mining land acquisitions in Zimbabwe, and the mining sector has become vital in the development of the country.    This is an extract from a paper on Environmental...

Outsourcing for Talent from Egypt

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has long been the domain of countries like India and the Philippines with their young, educated and English-speaking population. Today, the BPO industry has acquired even greater impetus, given the need for businesses to identify...

The Discovery of Oil and Gas in Uganda

(Uganda) The discovery of oil and gas in Uganda presents unique opportunities that can steer sustainable economic development. Intensive petroleum exploration activities in Uganda started in the early 2000s with a commercial discovery in 2006.    The country has...