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Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya Among The Fastest Growing Economies In Africa
“Low oil prices and loose monetary policy in the U.S. have bolstered Kenya’s economy, leading the World Bank to revise its growth forecast for East Africa’s largest economy to 6% this year sharply up,” WSJ reports. #World Bank sees Kenya's GDP growth at 6.0 pct in 2015 – Reuters Africa http://t.co/n9MRGDnnPr — 757Live Ethiopia (@757LiveET) … Continue reading
Open Talks Between Mining Firms And Governments Key To Powering Africa, World Bank Says
By The World Bank The World Bank can play a critical role in facilitating transparent and meaningful talks between mining companies, electricity producers and governments in Africa about ways to work together to bring energy to millions of people in the region, panelists at a global mining event said on Monday. In Sub-Saharan Africa, where … Continue reading
China Is Deepening Its Foothold In Africa
By Salman Rafi Sheikh No country has so rapidly and so successfully penetrated in Africa in the last two decades or so as China has. Not only has China managed to take over economic ‘supervision’ of Africa, but has now started to deploy its military in the region too. China may be Africa’s biggest trade … Continue reading
Boosting Solar Energy Capacity in Africa – IFC (World Bank Group)
Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in energy resources but its potential remains mostly untapped. Despite the abundance of sunlight, solar projects have been developed slowly and often inefficiently. Weak competition and high transaction costs are some of the obstacles that hamper the progress of the technology. In a continent where most people live without electricity, expanding … Continue reading
Low Oil Prices Could Shake Up Africa’s Petro States
By Jill Shankleman One in five African states produce hydrocarbons, and most of these are heavily dependent on oil and gas revenues to finance their governments and generate foreign exchange. Further, an emerging group of East African states are waiting on international oil companies to develop new oil and gas reserves. But Africa’s record using … Continue reading
Africa’s Electrifying Future – Franklin Templeton
By Franklin Templeton Emerging and frontier markets are a focal point of this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which takes place during the week of January 19. One of the sessions, “Achieving Africa’s Growth Agenda,” is of particular interest to me. Our team still believes Africa overall has good long-term potential despite some … Continue reading
Africa: Plummeting Commodity Prices Might Lead To A New Debt Crisis – OpEd
By Eric Toussaint Debt Euphoria In 2014, Rwanda and Ethiopia, two of the world’s poorest countries, sold public debt bonds on the financial markets of the most industrialized countries. While still unstable after civil wars and with debt payments suspended hardly three years ago, the Ivory Coast also managed to find private lenders willing to buy … Continue reading
Are African Opportunities Accessible To All?
By Emerging Crowd The emergence of the African continent as the new land of opportunity and the rise of the ‘African lions’ is a well-known narrative, but how do ordinary investors enter this market? While both the developed world and other emerging markets are running out of breath; one third of Africa’s countries had GDP … Continue reading
Sub-Saharan Africa Manufacturing: Where To Build A Factory?
By Kurt Davis Jr. Amidst a continent experiencing unprecedented levels of economic growth, a growing middle class, more stable political conditions, and favorable tariff terms from mature markets, there has been no better time to build manufacturing sites on the African continent. But this continent is vast – geographically, culturally, and politically. Mr. Davis’s piece identifies three of the … Continue reading
$6.6 Trillion Stolen From Developing World From 2003-2012, BRICS Tops List: GFI
By Global Financial Integrity (GFI) Illicit Flows from Developing & Emerging Countries Growing at 9.4% per Year. US$6.6 Trillion Stolen from Developing World from 2003-2012; Trade Misinvoicing Responsible for 77.8% of Illicit Outflows. China, Russia, Mexico, India, Malaysia—in Declining Order—Are Biggest Exporters of Illicit Capital over Decade; Sub-Saharan Africa Still Suffers Biggest Illicit Outflows as … Continue reading
