THE CASE FOR INVESTING IN AFRICA

u STRONG PROSPECTS IN CONSUMER,AGRICULTURAL,NATURAL SECTOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS . . 1

u AFRICA RIPE FOR GREEN REVOLUTION . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

u PICKING PRODUCTS FOR AFRICAS GROWING CONSUMER MARKETS 2

ISSUE VOLUME YEAR

AFRICAfocusStrong prospects await global companies that invest in the continents consumer, agriculltural,natural-resource and infrasructure sector

Helping you achieveyour financial goalsAfrica’s 50-plus economies are growing at a remarkable pace across the region, Real GDP increased by an average of 4.9 per cent a year between 2000 and 2008% compared with just 2.4 per cent in the 1990s. Moreover, a number of african countries have undertaken structural reforms in recent years that are making their economies more attractive to investors. Indeed, the annual flow of foreign direct investors ( FDI) into africa in 2008 increased to $62 billion from 9 billion in 2000. Relative to GDP thats almost as large as the flow in China. This increased FDI accounted for the bulk of new African capital flows, which grew rapidly from

2000 to 2009.

SMARTER INVESTING:

Experience vs.Discipline

A familiarity with Africas’s demographics, economics and business climate is essential to considering future trajectories of

growth.

Getting the most from our research analysis

Most international businesses are still not very aware of Africa’s investment opportunities, Information costs are high. Africa is fragmented into many differnt countries and differnt countries and even in aggregatethe continent is a faily amall economy. For

several decades, investor several decades, investor ignorance did not matter: ignorance did not matter: But there has been a sea But there has been a sea of change- of change- Africa is on Africa is on the move. There will There will be up and downs, but investors from the countries of the organisation for the economic cooperation economic cooperation economic cooperation and development and development (OECD) who remain (OECD) who remain (OECD) who remain

set in their ways may be missing a giant business opportunity if they fail

to pay attention to the changes afoot To put this opportunities opportunities opportunities and challenges and challenges into context, into context,

we offer this interactive we offer this interactive snapshot of selected data highlighting the regions demographic economics and business climate..

Africa’s agriculture holds enormus potential for companies across the value chain. With 60 percent of the worlds uncultivated arable land.

Afriicas consumer goods and services present the largest of the four business

opportunities ”“

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