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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. |
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. |
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? |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
Wal-Mart Maps New Growth The discount giant's diving into Africa. |
The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
The Final Investment Frontier Does Africa belong in your portfolio? |
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. |
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. |
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... |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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 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. |
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 February 12, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Diamond in the Rough The iShares MSCI South Africa Index Fund offers a convenient way to access the rich potential of South Africa. |
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." |
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, 2006 Michael Klein |
Taking Care of Business Creating a better business environment is crucial for bolstering growth in 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... |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 G. Pascal Zachary |
Africans Dial Up Innovation No longer content to import technology, Africans are using cellphones to spur indigenous innovation |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2011 Katie Spence |
Wal-Mart Takes Its Game on the Road The potential to expand in Africa and elsewhere around the globe makes for what looks like a very promising future. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2001 S. Ibi Ajayi |
What Africa Needs to Do to Benefit from Globalization |
Entrepreneur December 2007 JJ Ramberg |
Brand New Through Annansi Clothing Co., G. Kofi Annan is trying to redefine Africa's image in U.S. mass media and popular culture. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
Finance & Development June 2009 Donald Kaberuka |
Straight Talk: Start This Engine Africa's policymakers should prepare for global recovery by priming their private sectors. |
BusinessWeek November 29, 2007 Roben Farzad |
High Returns--and Low Volatility? Africa's unlikely investment proposition is opening eyes. |
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. |
Wired October 2009 Douglas McGray |
Dambisa Moyo: Cut Off Aid to Africa Dambisa Moyo is telling the world that in order to save Africa, we need to stop giving them financial aid. |
BusinessWeek August 14, 2006 Christopher Palmeri |
Striking It Rich In Africa Africa now accounts for 30% of ExxonMobil's output |
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. |
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. |
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 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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 Dale Baker |
MTN Climbs the Mountain Strong growth with a low P/E means this cell phone company is still a bargain. |
Fast Company December 2000 Christine Canabou |
Africa.net Imagine a place without postal delivery, where the nearest telephone is more than 100 kilometers away. Now consider the Internet in that environment. It will fundamentally transform Africa, more so than any other place in the world... |
Information Today July 11, 2013 |
African Press Organization Partners With Bloomberg for Media Distribution The African Press Organization announced an agreement to make its press releases available on Bloomberg Terminal, Bloomberg's financial information service. |
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 22, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Fund as Hot as the Desert Focusing on the Middle East and Africa, the T. Rowe Price Africa & Middle East Fund delivers big returns. |
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. |
Inc. February 2007 Michael Fitzgerald |
Into Africa Yes, you can do business in Africa. |
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. |