Growing Middle Class
Africa’s middle class is characterized by a per capita daily consumption of $2 to $20, according to the African Development Bank. The middle class...
GDP Growth by Subregion
Growth rates varied in 2012 by subregion, but remained robust in all of them. West Africa registered the highest growth, followed by East Africa,...
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Economic Outlook
Africa’s agricultural, mining and energy resources could boost the continent’s economic growth and pave the way for a breakthrough in human development, according...
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Economic Growth Projections
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa will reach 5.2 percent in 2014, up from 4.7 per cent in 2013, due to growing...
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SME funding
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group and...
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Trade Finance
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) signed a memorandum of understanding with Angola to boost job growth in both countries...
Foreign Direct Investment By Region
According to UNCTAD's 2013 World Investment Report, Africa is one of the few regions to enjoy year–over-year growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows...
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Kenya - Smart Cities
Kenya broke ground in Phase One of a $10 billion smart city some 60 kilometers southeast of Nairobi, moving the country...
Africa’s Investment-Attractive Consumer Market
There are incipient signs of an investor reorientation toward Africa’s burgeoning consumer market. According to UNCTAD, some of the most attractive sectors during the...
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Japan investment treaty
Pressured by its own private sector, Japan signed its first bilateral investment agreement with a sub-Saharan country, promoting investment to Mozambique....
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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...
