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2.1 Growth performance II: Economic Report on Africa 2007
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| Subregional growth performance varies substantially |
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Booming IT Spending in Middle East & Africa
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| Impressive stuff on IT growth in the Middle East & North Africa, all contained in a new IDC report: |
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7 Lessons from Africa’s Successful Entrepreneurs?
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| So far The Benin Epilogue has attempted to tackle several different issues. Key among them have been:
Building awareness about the entrepreneurs behind a few of Africa’s most thriving enterprises
Helping to illustrate why foreign firms should do more foreign direct investment in Africa
Attempting to showcase the diversity that exists in Africa’s business environment
One of the topics which we have not touched on yet, here, is what can a entrepreneur in Africa do to find success?
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2.4 Growth prospects for 2007 and the medium-term outlook: Economic Report on Africa 2007
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| Africa is expected to grow at a rate of 5.8 per cent in 2007, slightly higher than
the rate recorded in 2006 (5.7 per cent) (figure 2.8). Positive growth rates are projected
for all subregions led by North Africa (6.6 per cent), East Africa (6.0 per
cent), Southern Africa (5.4 per cent), West Africa (4.9 per cent) and Central Africa
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Blogging Africa into the 21st Century
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| Discussion on Africa’s development is taking a new dimension. Bloggers have joined this debate and are employing new ways to initiate dialogue about Africa’s development round the world. The latest craze that seeks to use technology to push Africa into the 21st Century is the Carnival of Africa Enterprising. This is basically a traveling web magazine or blog that discusses business in Africa. |
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What Can Be Done in North America to Help Better Support African Entrepreneurship?
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| The most important support from North America could be training. Due to the difficulties in
Africa, it is often found that people are necessity entrepreneurs. |
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SMEs in Africa: the “Missing Middle”
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| The development of the private sector varies greatly
throughout Africa. SMEs are flourishing in South Africa,
Mauritius and North Africa, thanks to fairly modern financial
systems and clear government policies in favour of private
enterprise. Elsewhere the rise of a small-business class
has been hindered by political instability or strong
dependence on a few raw materials. |
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4.1 Diversification trends at the subregional level: Economic Report on Africa 2007
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| The general picture of the continental performance that was shown in figure 4.1
masks the gains and losses made at the subregional and country levels. Figure 4.3
gives the situation at the subregional level and it compares five subregions defined
around some of the RECs. In 1980, the most diversified subregions were COMESA
and ECOWAS. The least diversified was CEMAC with SADC and North Africa in
between. By 2002, the diversification gains at the subregional level had changed,
with the most significant gains made by SADC, which is now the most diversified
subregion on the continent. It is followed by COMESA and North Africa. CEMAC
has remained the least diversified subregion. |
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Improving Management of Oil Revenue during Periods of Price Booms
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| With more than 100 billion barrels, Africa had 9 per cent of the world’s oil reserves by the end of 2003. Half are
located in North Africa. In sub-Saharan Africa, the oil-producing countries can be divided into three categories: the
old ones where production is in decline (Congo, Cameroon and Gabon); those where production is still on the
increase (Angola, Nigeria); and the new members of the club (Equatorial Guinea, Chad and São Tomé and Principe).
However, most of these countries have suffered from the “oil curse” finding themselves heavily indebted and
impoverished. |
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III. STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA:TRENDS AND CHARACTERISTICS
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| There has been a considerable development in the African capital markets since the early
1990s. Prior to 1989, there were just five stock markets in sub-Saharan Africa and three in
North Africa. |
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Taking Leadership On Adequacy By Following Up
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| Adequate is a term that should be reserved for streets, sewers, mops and fast-food restaurants. Yet, we dream: “If we could just have adequate schools … if only.” Nevertheless, it is good to have the “adequacy studies” to confirm for us (and others) what we knew and hoped for. |
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