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Kenyan coffee… Coffee was once Kenya’s biggest foreign-exchange earner, but these days the industry looks less perky. The country’s record, 127,000-ton crop was all the way back in the 1987-88 season. Output plunged by 40% the following year, after the global coffee cartel axed its quotas, exposing the industry to competition. It has been falling ever since: last year it was less than 45,000 tons, a mere 0.5% of coffee production worldwide.
That is not for lack of quality. Kenya’s arabica coffee, grown in the highlands around Mount Kenya, is world-renowned, unlike the robusta produced in places like Vietnam and Brazil and used in instant granules. Domestic consumption is tiny, but growing by as much as 20% a year, as coffee-shop chains expand to cater to Kenya’s growing middle class. Read article.
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CFOs changing jobs… Whether because of a change in control, greener pastures beckoning, or just a desire to do something different, job change may become imminent for a CFO. What are some of the key considerations around making a decision?
While compensation normally is the first focus in considering a new position, there are other important areas you should not overlook. If you are moving on, following are five points to check about the terms of your new employment. These points also are worth checking if you are staying put. Read article.
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