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Economics
Improving productivity will be key for Africa
The output of African workers and employees is still too low. This is a barrier to the manufacturing industries on the continent. However, productivity will be key for ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
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From Cape Town to the North Cape: creating one economic zone
The African trade with Europe is based on the Cotonou Agreement. It will be renegotiated from end of August on. This is a good opportunity for fully integrating ...
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Economics
Les rapports entre le Nord et le Sud vont s’inverser
Le Nord est riche, et le Sud est pauvre ? Faux, c’est le contraire : Le Nord va souffrir du vieillissement alors que le Sud profitera de sa jeunesse. L’Europe ...
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Africa needs economically viable railway projects
Modern railways are the best way for bringing the continent together. But financing of these investments will be the bottleneck. Therefore, an economic approach is needed. Everybody knows ...
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Europeans, you are not the only ones doing charity in Africa
Europeans tend to believe that nobody except them is doing charity in Africa. This is one of the many false perceptions Europeans have. Africans do a lot of charity, ...
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Plaidoyer pour un grand projet d’intégration
Jean-Louis Guigou, président-fondateur du think-tank IPEMED, et Pierre Beckouche, professeur d’université, plaident pour une intégration de l’Afrique, du monde méditerranéen et de l’Europe. Une proposition audacieuse, mais réaliste. ...
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.
