WEF Africa 2019
WEF Africa 2019

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China International Import Expo: A world of opportunity awaits African exporters
Certain local agricultural products are being snapped up by Chinese consumers, thanks to opportunities presented by Standard Bank at Ciie.
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How the China export opportunity can lift South Africa’s growth
Standard Bank's Craig Polkinghorne says South Africa is still only scratching the surface when it comes to trade with China.
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Ghana's strong GDP growth stats due to ease of doing business in Africa
For foreign investors looking to advance their portfolios on the continent, Ghana is an attractive economy in search of growth.
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Africa’s free-trade area is a game-changer
Standard Bank's Jeremy Stevens says the African Continental Free Trade Area could kickstart Africa's industrialisation.
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Moody's cuts SA's 2019 GDP growth forecast to 0.7%
Credit ratings firm Moody’s further trimmed its economic growth forecast for South Africa to 0.7% in 2019 from a June forecast of 1.0%.
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Pope Francis urges Mauritius to shun 'idolatrous economic model'
While the island is a beacon of stability and relative prosperity, Pope Francis honed in on the struggles of the youth, who face growing inequality, unemployment and the scourge of drug abuse.
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Somalia economic growth likely to inch up this year, World Bank says
The Horn of Africa country has been in turmoil since 1991 when clan warlords overthrew President Siad Barre and then turned on each other.
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Businesses in Central African union rue tough forex crackdown
The central African CFA union comprises former French colonies Chad, Congo Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon and Central African Republic.
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Here's why young Eritreans are risking death to migrate
The UN refugee agency calculates that at the end of 2018 there were over 500,000 Eritrean refugees worldwide – a high number for a country of around 5 million people.
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'This is Africa's century' - what we learned at WEF Africa 2019
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) looks good on paper, but how will it be implemented? South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, gave the rosiest assessment of the situation.
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Eswatini report: Ministers must tighten belts to help lift economy
Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg said in February the kingdom was facing an “unprecedented economic crisis".
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Egypt's ending of monthly customs rate may raise inflation - analysts
The country's headline inflation slowed to its lowest in nearly four years to 8.7% in July from 9.4% in June.