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Browsing Tag Africa
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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 debt difficulties in Africa?
Facing coronavirus, Africa is facing debt difficulties. The finance ministers of the continent request the next debt relief. There are better ways out than always telling the bad ...
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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 ...
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Economics
Things are starting to move in Ethiopia
The Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce held on Friday the Ethiopian-German Economic Forum. The main message was: Ethiopia is back and the government is working hard on improving the ...
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Economics
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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Companies & Markets
Europe should build industry clusters in Africa
In an interesting op ed, published in a German newspaper, the two lawyers Thomas Langohr und Alexander Letzsch are proposing to bundle the forces of European companies and ...
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.
