Growth

As Foreign Direct Investment continues to rise growth looks certain for Africa

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As Foreign Direct Investment continues to rise growth looks certain for Africa

Achieving Africa’s growth Agenda – CNBC Africa Panel Speakers discuss Africa’s attractiveness to Foreign Investors. Even though threats still remain economic diversification and integration are major factors contributing to Africa’s growth. These factors, along with Infrastructure and Agriculture, were the key growth indicators discussed recently at “Achieving Africa’s growth Agenda” a World Economic Forum session developed in partnership with CNBC Africa and featuring prominent speakers Sunhil Bharti Mittal, Jacob G Zuma, Paul Kagame, Bronwyn Nielsen,…

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The Resilience that African Economies Have Built Over the Past 15 Years is Real

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The Resilience that African Economies Have Built Over the Past 15 Years is Real

Donald Kaberuka, president, African Development Bank At the dawn of 2015, the question being asked frequently is: Are the good times over for much of Africa? Can the decade-long momentum be sustained, given the Ebola epidemic; the chronic crises in Central African Republic; South Sudan; the sharp fall in commodity prices; and a slowdown in the emerging markets, etc? In a sense it is déjà vu. The same question was asked in the aftermath of…

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