High life expectancy is an indicator of good health in a population; according to the World Bank, 9 of the…
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By 2040, the market for electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will have grown significantly with projections by McKinsey & Company…
Data from the WEF’s Global Information Technology Report (2014) reveals that South Africa (4.8), Rwanda (4.8) and Mauritius (4.5) have…
PWC’s Paying Taxes Report (2015) evaluates tax regimes in 189 countries around the world. The report reveals that Africa’s Total…
Trade data from the World Bank’s (WB) Enterprise Survey (2014) of 130,000+ firms in 135 countries reveals that sales for export…
The World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2015 reveals that over 2013 and 2014, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) had the highest number…
Foreign Policy magazine’s 2014 Baseline Profitability Index (BPI) assesses levels of profitability and pretax returns on investment in 112 countries…
The 2014 Rule of Law Index (RLI) measures the level of adherence to national laws in 99 countries based on…
The Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI) 2014 assess levels of prosperity in 142 countries by combining 8 core sub-indices including safety…
The Economist’s 2014 Global Microscope Index and Report (GMI) assesses the regulatory environment for financial inclusion in 55 emerging economies…
On a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high), the Private Sector in Rwanda (1.7) and Kenya (2.7) is perceived…
The United Nations E-Government Development Index (EGDI) quantifies the level of ICT usage (on a scale of 0 to 1)…
The Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI) quantifies gender-based equality in health, education, economy and politics in 142 countries. In her debut…
According to the 2014 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), Mauritius, Rwanda and South Africa have Africa’s 3 best business…
The mobile ecosystem’s economic contribution (% of GDP) is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), contributing 6% of GDP (2012) and…
Africa’s infrastructure development is gaining momentum following strong support and commitment from African governments and pan-African organizations including the African…
Stock markets are a key measure for raising capital to enable growth of African business. From just 5 stock exchanges…
In recent years, intra-African trade has been on the increase. In the period between 2005 and 2012, intra-African trade (excluding…
As of the first quarter of 2014, there were 6.8 billion mobile subscribers in the world, a figure that is…
Ernst & Young says Africa’s perceived attractiveness as an investment destination has improved greatly over the past decade, moving from…
The African consumer market has grown by $568 billion between 2000 and 2010 and is expected to grow a further…
There are 4.5 billion people at the base of the economic pyramid (BOP) in 92 developing countries and emerging markets…
Travel and Tourism (T&T) is an increasingly important industry for Africa. In the 2000-2012 period, the number of international tourists…
The World Bank classifies a country as middle income if it has per capita gross national income (GNI) between US$906…
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) projects that 55% of the world’s 2.3 billion mobile-broadband subscriptions will be in the developing…
As of June 2013, 98 million (48%) of the 203 million registered mobile money accounts globally were in Sub-Saharan Africa…
UNESCO’s Education For All Global Monitoring Report (2013/14) measures governmental financial commitment to education by assessing governments’ budgetary expenditure allocations…
Economic Freedom (EF) measures the degree to which citizens are able to control their own labor and property. The Heritage…
Africa’s proven oil reserves have grown from 57 billion barrels in 1980 to 124 billion barrels in 2012 with an…
Africa continues to be regarded as the next frontier for Private Equity (PE) investments. There were 84 PE deals in…