Africa is perceived as the second most attractive region for investment in the world

Ernst & Young says Africa’s perceived attractiveness as an investment destination has improved greatly over the past decade, moving from the third-from-last position in 2011 to the second-most attractive investment destination in the world in 2014 – second only to North America. The 2013 total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Africa was valued at US$52.6 billion, which is a 13% increment from 2012 and constitutes 5.7% of all global FDI projects, up from 3.6% in 2003 Read more here…