The News Review:
- Tycoon hits back at Sierra Leone.(Government drops fraud charges over…
- Ahmed Tejan Kabbah tells local entrepreneurs
- Bangladesh and Sierra Leone to explore new horizons
- Violence Should Be Contained in Sierra Leone.
Tycoon hits back at Sierra Leone.(Government drops fraud charges over…
Free with registration – Estates Gazette – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 25, 2003
(Government drops fraud charges over High Commission sale but pursues breach of contract) –> COPYRIGHT 2003 Reed Business Information Ltd. Government drops fraud charges over High Commission sale but pursues breach of contract The British entrepreneur cleared of defrauding the government of Sierra Leone out of its [pounds sterling]5m London Commission said this week he was planning a multimillion-pound damages case against the West African government. Monte Carlo-based property tycoon Eddie Davenport, 36, was accused by the government of Sierra.
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah tells local entrepreneurs
Daily Star – The Daily Star – Oct 24, 2003
October 24, 2003 Business Invest in Sierra Leone to reach US marketAhmed Tejan Kabbah tells local entrepreneursStar Business ReportSierra Leone President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah yesterday invited Bangladeshi ready made garment (RMG) entrepreneurs to invest in the West African country for taking benefits from its duty-free access to the US market. “Bangladeshis can enter the market of world’s largest economy by relocating industries there,” he told a luncheon meeting hosted by Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. The Sierra Leone president said 16 Sub-Saharan countries including Sierra Leone enjoy duty-free access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. “The Sierra Leone market is open to Bangladeshi entrepreneurs. You can invest in any sector you like,” he told the Bangladeshi businesspeople urging them to make single or joint venture investment in his country…
October 24, 2003 Business Invest in Sierra Leone to reach US marketAhmed Tejan Kabbah tells local entrepreneursStar Business ReportSierra Leone President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah yesterday invited Bangladeshi ready made garment (RMG) entrepreneurs to invest in the West African country for taking benefits from its duty-free access to the US market. “Bangladeshis can enter the market of world’s largest economy by relocating industries there,” he told a luncheon meeting hosted by Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel. The Sierra Leone president said 16 Sub-Saharan countries including Sierra Leone enjoy duty-free access to the US market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. “The Sierra Leone market is open to Bangladeshi entrepreneurs. You can invest in any sector you like,” he told the Bangladeshi businesspeople urging them to make single or joint venture investment in his country. President Kabbah sought Bangladeshi investment especially in agriculture, marine and mineral resources sectors in Sierra Leone which is renowned for gold and diamond mining as well as extraction of sea resources. He agreed on a proposal from local businessmen to form a joint business council involving representatives from the two governments and private sectors.
Bangladesh and Sierra Leone to explore new horizons
Daily Star – The Daily Star – Oct 25, 2003
October 25, 2003 Editorial EditorialTies for developmentBangladesh and Sierra Leone to explore new horizonsThe first ever visit by the President of Sierra Leone, Ahmed Tajen Kabbah, and his entourage has opened up new horizons for Bangladesh to explore. For a change, we are seen as a country that could provide something instead of receiving. The president during his stay met business communities, visited Grameen Bank headquarters trying to explore means to bring a positive change to his war torn country. And Bangladesh can fully and determinedly explore some prospects of investments which could be described as a virgin territory. Though tapping previously unexplored sectors by Bangladesh like gold and diamonds could turn out to be difficult, an impending visit by a high powered body as agreed by both sides during official talks, to find out the ways and areas of prospective cooperation should allay all apprehension.
Violence Should Be Contained in Sierra Leone.
Free with registration – Asia Africa Intelligence Wire – AccessMyLibrary.com – Oct 24, 2003
(24-OCT-03) Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. Kitty Fadlu-Deen The comments following the news about the attack on my husband, Dr. Fadlu Deen have one common thread.