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Africa's Emerging Market Boom

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By Jean Devlin JOHANNESBURG –

 

These days, the mere mention of emerging markets is probably enough to make investment bankers break out in a cold sweat. Recent darlings of the investment world—India, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, Russia and others—have all stumbled, in part as a result of the US Federal Reserve’s decision to dial back its economic stimulus. Yet African markets appear more buoyant relative to their emerging market peers.Currently home to five of the world’s dozen fastest-growing economies, Africa’s comparably strong performance over the past five years is about more than commodity supercycle and the boon of debt relief. Improved macroeconomic management has played its part, and increasingly, so has the rise of the African consumer. A growing middle class concentrated in urban areas, coupled with a youth bulge across the continent bolster the case for Afro-optimism.

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We partner with our clients to create and implement high-impact marketing and business development solutions that will drive business growth and boost profits. Our goal is to ensure that all marketing and business development efforts are focused on activities that result in a significant return on investment.

 

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News About Business in Africa

Positive impact in Africa by IPE

 

A local presence and a tilt towards impact investing is the way to succeed on the final frontier, writes Nina RöhrbeinInvestments in BRIC and emerging markets are already part and parcel of the average investor's portfolio. However, Africa has so far failed to make it onto the radar screen of most investors.The main reason for this is the continent's image problem. Although it is a very diverse continent of more than 50 countries, the western media has portrayed Africa as a place wracked by famine, disease, war and corruption. It is seen as a charity case where the only appropriate investment appears to be microfinance.However, more recently, the continent has also become associated with impact investing, which is essentially about financially superior returns, and quantifiable social and environmental benefits.