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3.1 Developments in trade negotiations V: Economic Report on Africa 2007
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4.0 Diversification trends in Africa: Economic Report on Africa 2007
The diversification of African economies is one way through which the recent economic growth achievements could be sustained. Africa’s economic transformation can be achieved through both horizontal and vertical diversification. In addition, such diversification will help to build competitive economies that can productively be integrated into the global economy. Diversification is therefore a pre-condition if Africa is to register accelerated development. The scaling-up of current real growth to desired levels and in a broad manner can also be sustained if there is deepening in the diversification of African economies.
6.5 Financing research to increase TFP: Economic Report on Africa 2007
The other major area in which new economic policies for diversification are required is in research. The majority of African countries, since the demise of diversification gain resorted to relying on factor accumulation as the main source of economic growth.
Sustained growth with equity is needed to halve poverty in Africa
Researchers predict that many African countries will not reach the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving extreme poverty by 2015. Will accelerated economic growth or better income distribution be most helpful in getting African countries get back on track to achieve the MDG poverty target?

Regional Economic Communities in Africa
Regional economic integration has a long history in Africa. The South African Customs Union (SACU) was established in 1910 while the East African Community (EAC) was set up in 1919. The East African Community collapsed in 1987 but is now being actively revived. Currently there are 14 regional economic communities in Africa.
VII. A. Automation: PROMOTING STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
The results from the previous sections show that African stock markets are small, illiquid, with infrastructural bottlenecks and weak regulatory institutions. Despite these problems, stock markets in Africa have helped in the financing of the growth of large corporations but there is little evidence of broader economic benefits. How do you make the stock market more beneficial to African countries?
The Nigerian Context - A Story of Decline: Exploring entrepreneurship in a declining economy
Nigeria is usually referred to as the giant of West Africa in that, with a population estimated at over 100 million, one in every two West Africans is a Nigerian. The country's GDP is larger than that of all the other countries in West Africa combined. Its GDP is actually larger than that of all countries in the African continent with the exception of South Africa. (Adaya, 1998).

Are You Crisis-Minded or Opportunity-Minded
Today, the economic boom has gone. What’s your attitude? Are you thinking “doom and gloom”? Or are you thinking “hidden opportunity”? I believe our attitude and thoughts are a bigger problem than the external economy. An African proverb states it well: “It’s hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your mind.”

Remaining Focused
Christopher Columbus set sail heading West to look for new lands. It was a daring move at a time of growing national imperialism and economic competition between states. It was risky and many thought that he would disappear off the edge of the world. However, Columbus remained focused even though he did not know exactly what he would find. In fact, he totally underestimated the circumference of the world and when he landed in the Bahamas he thought he had landed on the East Asian mainland. As with all these voyages in history, Columbus prepared as best he could for the months ahead. In part he was preparing for the unknown, but there was a lot he knew he could plan for and he recognized that his team would need to be able to adapt and change as challenges arose.
The African Market: Challenges for SMEs and Responses
In the presentation of WUSME World Union of SMEs on 20th May 2011 at the VI.African Summit, chaired by the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria H.E. Obasanjo, the market trends and opportunities for Micro- Small and Medium Enterpriseswere summarized as follows: Focusing on the economic development in the „Danger Zones” of the African Continent, the Sub Saharan Countries remain a challenge and urgently need to be addressed. These are the African Savanna and Sahel: Niger, Sierra Leone, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic, Chad, northern Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Tricks and Traps States Use - to get their sales tax revenue
It’s no secret that states are struggling to earn revenue and to fill their coffers. Due to the current economic crunch states have become quite savvy in finding non-compliant taxpayers who have not registered to collect and remit sales tax. In our business we have heard and seen it all. We always cringe when a new client tells us that a trusted advisor or a friend told them that they didn’t need to register to collect sales tax. Here are the top 5 creative ways that states find non-compliant corporations and businesses:
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