Africa's Top Five Biggest Companies Combat the Global Recession in the June Issue of African Business Review
Online, May 31, 2010 (Newswire.com) - (NORWICH, UK, May 28, 2010) - African Business Review's interactive magazine and website takes an in-depth look at Leadership, Technology, Operations, and Finance throughout Africa with an aim to provide the best news and information.
The publication is flying the flag for South Africa this month and welcoming the beginning of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Having beaten Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process, South Africa will make history as the first African nation to host this premier international football tournament. Spanning 10 venues in nine South African cities, the event has long been in preparation and is expected to have long-term legacy and economical benefits for many businesses in this southern nation.
Check in on the website to read updates on how the World Cup is affecting the economy, power shortages and much more in the news section.
Meanwhile, with the results of 2010's Forbes Global 2000 now out, African Business Review has examined how the world's second largest continent has fared in this elite club and has run through Africa's top five biggest firms using an equal weighting of sales, profits, assets and market value. Find out whether the ever-powerful South Africa has dominated Africa's list presence yet again this year.
Also, take a look at African M&A rebounds in 2010. As multi-billion dollar deals begin to make a comeback in Africa, Paulina Lichwa, EMEA correspondent at M&A intelligence service, mergermarket, discusses the continent's most significant M&A activity and the dominance of the telecoms, financial services and leisure sectors.
And for those interested in the facilities management industry in Africa, check out 'A facility for management'. As multinationals move in and governments promote PFI and PPP initiatives, the article looks at the fortunes and prospects within the FM sector.
Finally, in the magazine's technology sector, readers can find 'The business of security'. With information security threats on a sharp rise in Africa, and indeed worldwide, world-renowned Web security expert Jeremiah Grossman and African Business Review look to raise awareness of the potential vulnerabilities within businesses and provide top tips and solutions to these threats.