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Article: African business awards 2009: the annual African business magazine commonwealth business council awards for outstanding performances in the field of business in the African continent.(Company overview)
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- African Business
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- August 1, 2009
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African Business Awards 2009 - A ray of sunshine in the gloom
The 2nd African Business-CBC annual awards ceremony took place in the understated luxury of the Grosvenor House Hotel where some 400 invited guests had gathered to salute this year's best African businesses. The mood was very different to the exuberance of the previous year's event, when African growth had seemed unlimited, but reflected a satisfaction that Africa had escaped the worst of the recession and would actually post a modest 2% growth this year. This resilience on the part of Africa, reflected in the above-average performances of the African companies shortlisted for the awards, was ...