Business in Africa: 1.2 billion opportunities

By The Economist Special Report. The commodity boom may be over, and barriers to doing business are everywhere. But Africa’s market of 1.2 billion people still holds huge promise, says Daniel Knowles. FOR A LOOK at the African boom at its peak, do as a multitude of...

Doing Business 2018: Sub-Saharan Africa

Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs, a World Bank Group flagship publication, is the 15th in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on...

Sustainable Business Opportunities in Africa

The Global Goals Matter for African Business Leaders Over the past 30 years, the world has seen huge social improvements and technological progress. Yet despite these successes, our current model of development is deeply flawed. Signs of its failure and imperfections...

Africa is home to seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world

Africa is home to seven of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world, and despite the pre-conceived ideas of a continent forever plagued by disease, war and turmoil, it is rapidly becoming one of the most desirable investment destinations.   According to the...
Doing Business 2018: Sub-Saharan Africa

Doing Business 2018: Sub-Saharan Africa

Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs, a World Bank Group flagship publication, is the 15th in a series of annual reports measuring the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on...

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Sustainable Business Opportunities in Africa

Sustainable Business Opportunities in Africa

The Global Goals Matter for African Business Leaders Over the past 30 years, the world has seen huge social improvements and technological progress. Yet despite these successes, our current model of development is deeply flawed. Signs of its failure and imperfections...

read more