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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.   |
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. |
BusinessWeek
July 15, 2010
Campbell & Smith |
Mobile Firms in Africa Get Spotty Reception Multinationals are drawn to Africa's 300 million people who lack mobile access. But poorer customers mean slower profit growth. |
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. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
Andy Reinhardt |
Africa: The Next Wide-Open Wireless Frontier In the sub-Sahara, companies big and small are rushing to sign up clients |
Finance & Development
September 2008
David C. L. Nellor |
The Rise of Africa's "Frontier" Markets A number of sub-Saharan countries are beginning to attract investors to their financial markets |
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. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Final Investment Frontier Does Africa belong in your portfolio? |
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 |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
S. Ibi Ajayi |
What Africa Needs to Do to Benefit from Globalization |
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? |
Reason
September 2004
John Blundell |
Try, Beloved Country Rumors of South Africa's decline are greatly exaggerated. With a black majority that is stunning in its patience, understanding, and willingness to find a way, South Africa will not only survive but thrive. |
Fast Company
June 2008
Richard Behar |
Special Report: China in Africa (Part 2) In sub-Saharan Africa, the Chinese seem to be everywhere: clearing trees in Mozambique, drilling for oil in Sudan, digging in copper mines in Zambia, opening textile factories in Kenya, prospecting for uranium in Zimbabwe, buying cobalt in the Congo, laying expressways in Angola, and more. |
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. |
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. |
HBS Working Knowledge
March 8, 2004
Julia Hanna |
IT and Africa: Getting the Lay of the Land There is a cell phone boom in Africa, but the market for many other technologies is hit or miss, a panel of experts said. |
| 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
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 1, 2006
Michael Klein |
Taking Care of Business Creating a better business environment is crucial for bolstering growth in Africa. |
On Wall Street
August 1, 2012
Dave Lindorff |
The New Emerging Markets: Africa and the Middle East It comes as some surprise that on a list compiled by Lipper Inc. of the top performing emerging market funds, the top tier of leading funds includes several that specialize in Africa or in Africa and the Middle East. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Evangelos A. Calamitsis |
The Need for Stronger Domestic Policies and International Support Globalization is a powerful engine of world prosperity, and it is certainly here to stay. Income disparities remain large. The basic issue is what policies and reforms are most likely to bring about sustainable economic growth for the benefit of all the peoples of the world. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2007
Roben Farzad |
High Returns--and Low Volatility? Africa's unlikely investment proposition is opening eyes. |
BusinessWeek
May 13, 2010
Ken Wells |
South Africa: A Big Bounce from the World Cup The nation's economy has grown since the end of apartheid. On the eve of the World Cup, it measures how far it has come and how far it has to go |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Ernesto Hernandez-Cata |
Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can Be Done? Sub-Saharan Africa must increase economic growth to reduce poverty and improve living standards. This article discusses some obstacles to growth in the region, as well as some policy actions that would improve its prospects. |
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. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Antoinette Sayeh |
The Quality of Growth The questions that continually nag at me concern the quality of this growth in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, is it inclusive -- are the poor and the young benefiting -- and is it sustainable? |
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. |
Parameters
Winter 2005/2006
Francis V. Crupi |
Why the United States Should Robustly Support Pan-African Organizations This article presents a rationale for why it should be the policy of the United States to robustly support pan-African sub-regional organizations that seek to have Africans help themselves. |
The Motley Fool
February 14, 2007
Dale Baker |
Find the Right Emerging Market To succeed in foreign investing, learn how to spot a successful emerging economy. |
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. |
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. |
Finance & Development
June 2009
Donald Kaberuka |
Straight Talk: Start This Engine Africa's policymakers should prepare for global recovery by priming their private sectors. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Paul Collier |
Building an African Infrastructure Key political decisions are needed to build critical rail networks for a continent well suited to them |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2006
Dale Baker |
MTN: A Cheap Double A rising stock shouldn't always demand a quick sale. South African cell phone operator MTN has doubled since 2004, but it's still a good buy today, thanks to cheap valuations, strong organic growth, and smart acquisitions. Too bad hardly anyone outside Johannesburg has ever heard of it. |
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. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2012
Ilana Polyak |
Fund Manager Profile: Oliver Bell of t. Rowe Price Despite turmoil, Africa and the Middle East have solid, long-term investment prospects, says the manager of the T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund, Oliver Bell. |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2011
Andrew Dominguez |
South African Gold Stocks: Is Nationalization a Threat? Could the extensive, multi-national South African mining industry face nationalization? |
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... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Ulrich Jacoby |
Getting Together China is itself a developing country, but it is also fast becoming a major player in the development of sub-Saharan Africa. |
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... |
Fast Company
June 2008
Richard Behar |
Special Report: China in Africa (Part 6) That the West is losing the sub-Sahara to China does not come as news in Africa itself. |
Fast Company
June 2008
Richard Behar |
Special Report: China in Africa (Part 4) China's leaders understand that Congo's soil has every mineral known to man: 10% of the planet's known copper; 30% of its cobalt; 80% of its coltan; untold quantities of bauxite and zinc, cadmium and uranium, gold and diamonds, and they want it all. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2011
Shubh Datta |
Wal-Mart's Ready for Africa Wal-Mart gets the go-ahead to complete its $2.4 billion merger with African retailers Massmart. |
Reason
October 2005
Ronald Bailey |
Data: Aiding and Indebting Despite the push to give to sub-Saharan African economies, evidence that aid boosts economic development is hard to come by. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Mohamed Daouas |
Africa Faces Challenges of Globalization |
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. |
