A New Map for Business in Africa
On the world’s most diverse continent, companies need a deep understanding of local context.
Content: Article | Authors: Jorge Camarate, Miles Puttergill, Peter Hoijtink | Source: strategy+business | Subject: International – Africa
The Struggle for Economic Growth in Africa
African nations are in desperate need of investment capital to jump-start economies that lack such basic infrastructure as roads, railways and electric power. This was the message from three African leaders in Philadelphia last month to attend the biennial summit of the Corporate Council on Africa. In a discussion moderated by James Harmon, former chairman of the Export-Import Bank, African officials offered a blueprint to … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: International – Africa
Promoting Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning What Works
This pamphlet presents the results of an empirical analysis of the factors affecting economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa, using data for the period 1981-97 and a sample of 32 countries. The empirical work involved the estimation of a growth equation to identify the key determinants of per capita real GDP growth, including economic variables that reflect the influence of economic policy changes as well as … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Anupam Basu, Dhaneshwar Ghura, Evangelos A. Calamitsis | Source: International Monetary Fund | Subjects: Economics, International – Africa
Investing in Africa: Optimism Amid Obstacles
“Winds of change are blowing through the continent,” declared Smuts Ngonyama, chief strategic advisor to South African President Thabo Mbeki during a Wharton-sponsored forum on investing in Africa. While Ngonyama’s upbeat sentiments were echoed by other speakers, these experts also noted persistent obstacles that still hamper significant levels of investment and development, including corruption and the lack of an adequate criminal justice system. But here … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: International – Africa
The Agenda – Social Justice
The Freeplay Group, based in Cape Town, South Africa, builds products that capture the imagination of the world — and that change the world.
Content: Article | Author: Cheryl Dahle | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: International – Africa, Social Responsibility (ESG)