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Food Processing
October 2011 |
Africa: The World's Next Great Economic Story Coca-Cola Co.'s Alexander Cummings recently spoke to Stanford University's Institute for Economic Policy Research and African Leadership Academy about Africa's growing economic power.   |
Salon.com
May 28, 2001
Ben Barber |
Tough love for Africa Colin Powell gets a hero's welcome and tells Africa's entrenched rulers to step aside... |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
The Struggle for Economic Growth in Africa In an effort to generate economic growth, African leaders are lobbying the world for investment capital, promising political and free-market reforms in return. The continent desperately needs outside capital to jump-start stagnant economies... |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Natalie Ramirez-Djumena |
Africa: A Look into the Future OVER the past decade, Africa has been growing at an unprecedented rate, despite the successive global food and financial crises. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2010
Tim Hanson |
The Way to Play Africa Africa is the continent with the most untapped potential. Will it ever be stable for U.S. investors? |
Finance & Development
December 2006 |
Letters to the Editor Corruption Taking Its Toll on Growth... A Missed Opportunity... Financial Sector is Key to Africa's Growth... |
Parameters
November 2004
Mike Denning |
A Prayer for Marie: Creating an Effective African Standby Force While the Rwanda tragedy is unparalleled with regard to the killers' speed and "efficiency," there is nothing new about violence on the African continent. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Final Investment Frontier Does Africa belong in your portfolio? |
TIME Asia
July 5, 2010
Alex Perry |
China's New Continent China is not the only nation that has noticed the opportunities in Africa, but it is the one that has taken them most seriously, in ways that may change not just the region's economic landscape but its political one too. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Calestous Juma |
Africa's New Engine As Africa's middle class grows, policymakers should place a premium on regional economic integration and the associated investment in infrastructure, technical training, and support of entrepreneurs. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 8, 2004
Julia Hanna |
African CEOs: A View from the Top It's a market with 700 million people---but it's highly fragmented. Here is what executives in Africa have to say about business and career opportunities on the continent. |
Salon.com
February 4, 2000
Emily Bass |
A new urgency With his country at the epicenter of an AIDS epidemic, the special advisor to South Africa's health minister quietly makes his first trip to an important research conference. |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010
Renee Bonorchis |
Africa Is Looking Like a Dealmaker's Paradise In the wake of $15 billion in African takeover deals since summer, more global companies are expected to buy into the continent. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Michael Klein |
Taking Care of Business Creating a better business environment is crucial for bolstering growth in Africa. |
Reason
July 2005
Melinda Ammann |
Cry the Beloved Continent The Shackled Continent: Power, Corruption, and African Lives, by Robert Guest posits that Africans are poor because they're poorly governed. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 8, 2004
Martha Lagace |
Tourism: More Than Safaris and Sunsets Pictures of Africa focus too much on exotic wildlife or terrible poverty. But there are also exciting niche markets to attract more visitors and revenue to the continent and change Africa for the better, said a group of tourism experts. |
Salon.com
December 1, 2000
Fiona Morgan |
It's World AIDS Day ... again Americans with insurance now improve with new drugs, but the disease is on a rampage across the rest of the world... |
HBS Working Knowledge
December 6, 2004
Cynthia Churchwell |
An Entrepreneur's Journey in Africa Monique Maddy, who started and then closed a telecommunications business in Africa, has interesting insights into the challenges of entrepreneurship in developing countries in her new book, Learning to Love Africa: My Journey from Africa to Harvard Business School and Back. |
TIME Asia
January 31, 2011
Alex Perry |
Lions on the Prowl Africa's bright year was real, as are its bright prospects. The benefits of globalization will mean something -- really mean something -- when they are extended not just to Asia but to everyone. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 6, 2006
Martha Lagace |
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI After the fall of apartheid, South Africa accepted the standard prescription for countries to receive more foreign direct investment. Yet FDI has been a mere trickle. Why? The answer may reside in the country's strong corporate environment. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Harry G. Broadman |
Connecting Africa and Asia Improved Asian market access can boost Africa's exports, but Africa needs domestic reforms to fully capture the economic benefits |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Bill Mann |
Investing World Cup: Africa and the Middle East What do Africa and the Middle East have in quantities that are unequaled anywhere else in the world? Potential. Investors, take note. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Robert Hecht |
Making AIDS Part of the Global Development Agenda AIDS is not just a health issue but a development problem that must be addressed at the global level. As countries increasingly recognize the need to incorporate strategies for tackling AIDS in their national policy frameworks, they are looking at new national poverty reduction plans... |
Salon.com
May 18, 2000
Sabin Russell |
The dream and the coming disaster AIDS threatens to ravage the hopes of South Africa's young democracy. Don't expect leaders to get excited because a few companies cut the cost of HIV drugs. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2010
Tim Hanson |
Will China Rip Africa's Face Off? It looks like resource-rich African nations are giving up their natural wealth to China without realizing tangible, lasting benefits. |
Salon.com
July 13, 2000
Megan Williams |
African mothers: Save us, too AIDS activists say providing drugs to prevent HIV transmission to babies but not treating their mothers is unconscionable. |
Inc.
March 2006
Max Chafkin |
Feelin' Groovy? A global survey found that U.S. businesses owners ranked 17th in optimism. So which nations have the happiest entrepreneurs and which have a problem? |
Salon.com
June 1, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
The AIDS-drug warrior Outspoken AIDS-drug activist Jamie Love says pharmaceutical companies must be forced to yield their patents to save hundreds of thousands of lives. Is he a visionary -- or a dangerous radical? |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Wang & Bio-Tchane |
Africa's Burgeoning Ties with China Africa and China have been trading partners for centuries. But in recent years, the level and intensity of their relationship have increased dramatically. |
Finance & Development
December 2011 |
Africa: Changing the Narrative Enduring poverty and conflict are so stark in Africa that it is sometimes difficult to see what else is happening ion the economy. |
Salon.com
July 28, 2000
Kate Scanell |
Contributing to genocide By giving HIV deniers a global platform, South African President Mbeki has put countless lives at risk. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
G.E. Gondwe |
Making Globalization Work in Africa There is no doubt that economic growth rates in sub-Saharan Africa have lagged far behind those of other regions and that Africa is the region least integrated into the global economy. |
Salon.com
June 25, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
AIDS activists change their act On the eve of a United Nations conference, the once-militant ACT-UP revises its tactics and focus... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
May 1, 2012 |
Country Report: South Africa In just the past few years, South Africa has hit several key economic benchmarks demonstrating the country's upward trajectory. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Gupta & Yang |
Unblocking Trade To underpin growth, Africa needs to adopt a comprehensive approach to boosting trade. Only by adopting a holistic approach can African economies succeed. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 8, 2004
Julia Hanna |
The Entrepreneur in Africa Young entrepreneurs share their experiences starting ventures in Africa. Their message: Africa is still a place where individuals can make a big difference. |
BusinessWeek
August 2, 2004
Arnst & Einhorn |
Why Business Should Make AIDS Its Business Some multinational companies are taking baby steps to control the AIDS in their workforce, but more needs to be done. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Michael C. Moynihan |
The Failure of African Aid Western aid to Africa has made poor countries poorer, retarded their economic growth, and entrenched despotic regimes, argues the Zambian-born economist Dambisa Moyo in her new book Dead Aid. |
Salon.com
August 22, 2001
Michael McColly |
Whisper of death Poverty, a rigid class system and conservative Hindu values are quickly turning India into the next South Africa in the global AIDS pandemic... |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Global Investment Comes Slowly to Africa shortest books" that people make jokes about. But Africa's economic story is beginning to develop new chapters, according to speakers at the recent Africa Business Forum organized by the Wharton African Students Association. The forum's theme was "Africa's Growth Engines." |
Salon.com
May 1, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
Amy and Goliath A first-year law student brought a giant pharmaceutical to its knees. But will her victory for South Africa's AIDS sufferers deprive the world of new medicines? |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2006
Mbarika & Mbarika |
Africa Calling Growing numbers of Africans at the top, middle, and even bottom rungs of the economic ladder depend on the wireless sector for their livelihoods. But can the region sustain the wireless sector's phenomenal growth rates and accompanying prosperity? |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2007
Adrienne Selko |
Global Hot Spots With the rush to globalization, manufacturers are looking to the four corners of the world to set up shop. When it comes to capitalizing on the best opportunities for globally expanding a supply chain, timing is everything. |
Salon.com
March 19, 2001
Ben Barber |
Fighting the plague The World Trade Organization steps into Africa's AIDS crisis, creating incentives for pharmaceutical companies to give some of their drugs away. |
BusinessWeek
December 4, 2008
Jack Ewing |
South African Companies Unlock Sub-Saharan Africa Versed in the highs and lows of emerging-market development, SABMiller, Standard Bank, and others are expanding across Africa and beyond. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Mohamed Daouas |
Africa Faces Challenges of Globalization |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
Bennett & Randall |
AIDS Drugs Flow to the Third World Drugmakers, once blasted for their practices, are slashing prices and licensing AIDS drugs for free to nonprofits or local manufacturers in developing countries. |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Guy Pfeffermann |
Give Africa's B-Schools A Boost Africa's aid donors can relieve a critical shortage of skilled managers. |
Fast Company
November 2010
Nate Berg |
How the African Leadership Academy Is Fighting the Continent's Education Exodus A South African academy aims to teach the continent's brightest - and fight widespread brain drain. |
Real Travel Adventures
December 2009
Neely & Neely |
Tanzania's National Parks: Arusha We fulfilled a long-held dream this year by going to East Africa for a Wildlife Photo Safari, and it was, perhaps, THE most amazingly memorable trip in all of our thirty-plus years as travel writers! |
