Africa’s Equity Market Capitalization
Despite relatively low capitalization, Africa’s equity markets are building a notable presence in globally recognized indices used by investors and portfolio managers to measure...
Top 20 Fastest Growing African Cities
The African Development Bank reports in Tracking Africa’s Progress in Figures that Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s largest city and the country’s trading hub, will...
Africa’s Under-40 Millionaire Entrepreneurs
Africa’s millionaires are getting younger and younger, which is not surprising for a continent that has the world’s largest youth population. Close to 70...
Africa’s Emerging Nuclear Nations*
According to the World Nuclear Association, an umbrella group for individuals and organizations in the nuclear profession, the use of nuclear power to generate...
Top-Performing African Stock Markets in 2013
Investors looking for opportunities in Africa’s capital markets can expect some of the highest returns in the world south of the Sahara. According to...
Africa’s Most Competitive Cities
CITYGLOBAL RANK/120AFRICA RANKSCORE/100CHANGE FROM 2012Johannesburg,South Africa 66 1 50.5 +3.5Cape Town, S.A.77247.4+ 4.8Durban, S.A.95342.9+2.9Cairo, Egypt106438.5+3.5Nairobi, Kenya112536.9+1.0Alexandria, Egypt117634.6+4.6Lagos, Nigeria119729.0+0.1Source: Economist Intelligence Unit
Stock Exchanges for Small and Medium Enterprises
SME BOURSECOUNTRYTARGET Botswana BSE Venture Capital Market Dedicated to startup ventures Egypt Nile Stock exchange (NILEX) Growing SMEs in the Middle East and North Africa Ghana Ghana Alternative Market (GAX) Start-ups and existing...
Top 25 African Countries for Innovation
Thirty-six African countries were among the 142 covered in the 2013 Global Innovation Index (GII 2013). The theme for this year's index was "The...
New Construction: Malls, Hotels, Mixed-Use
The construction of hotels, malls and mixed-use buildings is consistent with Africa’s rising middle class coupled with the lack of formal retail infrastructure. Africa’s...
Transport Corridors
A 2012 report by international consulting and research firm Frost & Sullivan, titled “Trade Corridors: Key Focus Area for Sub-Saharan African Governments,” says that...
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Sino-Africa Relations: An Elder’s View
I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of complaints that China is taking advantage of Africans even as it provides money...
