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Browsing Tag Africa
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Responsible Investments – a tricky business in Africa
Sustainability, Impact Investments, ESG criteria, that’s the international trend in investing. However, ethical investment criteria are only decided in the developed countries. Isn’t there a risk that new ...
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Economics
Despite Corona, the African Growth Story Remains Intact
The coronavirus hits the continent hard and throws the region back. But we expect that Africa will soon find its way back to long-term growt ...
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English
African Stock Markets are in decline – is this really astonishing?
Not at all, as the coronavirus is hitting the African continent. But capital markets withstand the blow quite well. They are a cornerstone for development in Africa. All ...
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Economics
Africans, don’t rely on international investors
Hosting low wage manufacturing is not an appalling option for Africa. Enhancing labour productivity is key to the development of the continent. ...
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Economics
Are you ready for the next debt crisis in Africa?
Facing coronavirus, the finance ministers of the continent request the next debt relief. There are better ways out than always telling the bad old story. Do you remember ...
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Economics
The future currency eco for West Africa harbours a lot of risks
The creation of a new monetary union in West Africa is an ambitious project that could boost stability and growth in the region. However, the decline of the ...
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Companies & Markets
It is not about selling more to Africa
The German business world defends the idea that Africa should be considered first of all as a sales market. We do not agree. The touchstone for the seriousness ...
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Economics
Africa’s free trade agreement does not necessarily benefit all
The decision to create of a free trade zone for Africa was a historical one. But this agreement was an easy task compared to the challenge that lies ...
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Economics
The African growth story lacks of growth
Fund raisers like to describe Africa as a tremendous growth story. The figures however do not justify an overwhelming Afro-optimism. The truth is more complicated. The headlines of ...
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Economics
Europe needs a European Export Credit Agency
China is taking over the building of the African infrastructure. Its main advantage is financing. Europe has urgently to create unified financial programmes for Africa. For months, we ...
Read more on the African growth story
Read more on the African growth story in my book
“Afrika ist das neue Asien”
published in German by September 2014 with
the publishing house Hoffmann & Campe in Hamburg.
