The World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2015 reveals that over 2013 and 2014, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) had the highest number…
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Botswana is the world’s most profitable investment opportunity
by Contributorby ContributorForeign Policy magazine’s 2014 Baseline Profitability Index (BPI) assesses levels of profitability and pretax returns on investment in 112 countries…
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Ghana has a more transparent and accessible government than Italy, Russia or China
by Contributorby ContributorThe 2014 Rule of Law Index (RLI) measures the level of adherence to national laws in 99 countries based on…
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Ghana and 4 other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa provide better personal safety & security than the BRIC countries
by Contributorby ContributorThe Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI) 2014 assess levels of prosperity in 142 countries by combining 8 core sub-indices including safety…
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Sub-Saharan Africa leads the world’s emerging markets in electronic payment regulation
by Contributorby ContributorThe Economist’s 2014 Global Microscope Index and Report (GMI) assesses the regulatory environment for financial inclusion in 55 emerging economies…
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Business in Rwanda and Kenya perceived as less corrupt than Switzerland and Denmark
by Contributorby ContributorOn a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high), the Private Sector in Rwanda (1.7) and Kenya (2.7) is perceived…
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The United Nations E-Government Development Index (EGDI) quantifies the level of ICT usage (on a scale of 0 to 1)…
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Rwanda has better gender-based equality than each of the G8 countries
by Contributorby ContributorThe Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) quantifies gender-based equality in health, education, economy and politics in 142 countries. In her debut…
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According to the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), Mauritius, Rwanda and South Africa have Africa’s 3 best business…
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Approximately 3.7M of the world’s 10.5M mobile industry jobs are in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Contributorby ContributorThe mobile ecosystem’s economic contribution (% of GDP) is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), contributing 6% of GDP (2012) and…
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Africa has 6 of the world’s top 100 infrastructure projects
by Contributorby ContributorAfrica’s infrastructure development is gaining momentum following strong support and commitment from African governments and pan-African organizations including the African…
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Africa’s stock market capitalization tripled between 2002 and 2012
by Contributorby ContributorStock markets are a key measure for raising capital to enable growth of African business. From just 5 stock exchanges…
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Sub-Saharan Africa has the second highest ratio of exports to GDP of all developing regions
by Contributorby ContributorIn recent years, intra-African trade has been on the increase. In the period between 2005 and 2012, intra-African trade (excluding…
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Africa is the third largest mobile market in the world, with more subscribers than India
by Contributorby ContributorAs of the first quarter of 2014, there were 6.8 billion mobile subscribers in the world, a figure that is…
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Africa is perceived as the second most attractive region for investment in the world
by Contributorby ContributorErnst & Young says Africa’s perceived attractiveness as an investment destination has improved greatly over the past decade, moving from…
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Africa’s consumer market will reach $1.4 trillion by 2020, surpassing India and China
by Contributorby ContributorThe African consumer market has grown by $568 billion between 2000 and 2010 and is expected to grow a further…
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East Africa’s expenditure at the base of the economic pyramid for medical goods & services is 6x that of West Africa
by Contributorby ContributorThere are 4.5 billion people at the base of the economic pyramid (BOP) in 92 developing countries and emerging markets…
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The numbers of tourists who visit Africa annually have more than doubled since 2000
by Contributorby ContributorTravel and Tourism (T&T) is an increasingly important industry for Africa. In the 2000-2012 period, the number of international tourists…
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By 2030, Africa’s 18 largest cities are projected to have a combined spending power of US$1.3 trillion
by Contributorby ContributorThe World Bank classifies a country as middle income if it has per capita gross national income (GNI) between US$906…
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Africa is the world’s fastest growing mobile broadband market
by Contributorby ContributorThe International Telecommunication Union (ITU) projects that 55% of the world’s 2.3 billion mobile-broadband subscriptions will be in the developing…
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Kenya and 8 other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have more mobile money accounts than bank accounts
by Contributorby ContributorAs of June 2013, 98 million (48%) of the 203 million registered mobile money accounts globally were in Sub-Saharan Africa…
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Sub-Saharan Africa is the global leader in spending on education
by Contributorby ContributorUNESCO’s Education For All Global Monitoring Report (2013/14) measures governmental financial commitment to education by assessing governments’ budgetary expenditure allocations…
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Ghana, Rwanda and 16 others in SSAfrica provide greater economic freedom than the BRIC countries
by Contributorby ContributorEconomic Freedom (EF) measures the degree to which citizens are able to control their own labor and property. The Heritage…
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Africa’s proven oil reserves have more than doubled since 1980
by Contributorby ContributorAfrica’s proven oil reserves have grown from 57 billion barrels in 1980 to 124 billion barrels in 2012 with an…
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Private Equity investment in Sub-Saharan Africa grew by over 300% from 2012 to 2013
by Contributorby ContributorAfrica continues to be regarded as the next frontier for Private Equity (PE) investments. There were 84 PE deals in…
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Research output from Africa increased by over 300% between 1996 and 2012
by Contributorby ContributorAfrica’s drive towards a knowledge based economy is gradually becoming a reality. The number of research papers published in scientific…
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The African diaspora remitted 650% more money to Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012 than the World Bank and IMF combined
by Contributorby ContributorIn Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) alone, remittances in 2012 totaled US$31 billion, which is 650% more than the combined World Bank…
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The majority of African countries have lower corporate total tax rates than the BRIC countries
by Contributorby ContributorThe Total Tax Rate (TTR) measures the amount of tax paid by businesses as a share of commercial profits. In…
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Ethiopia’s Planned $4B Geothermal Plant to be the Largest in Africa & Among World’s Largest
by Contributorby ContributorProjected slow growth in the European renewable energy market throughout 2014 and into the first quarter of 2015, is expected…
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