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Reframing Global Risk in Favor of Business and Investment in Africa »
This is an excerpt from the upcoming book, Grow Rich in the New Africa, which is released in March 2012. With the downgrade of nine euro zone countries at the end of last [...]
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Going Global on a Dime (Book Overview) »
Are you looking for alternative streams of revenue for your business, low-hanging-fruit opportunities, and better profit margins? According to [...]
Redefining Business in the New Africa (Book Overview) »
The landscape for business in Africa is changing. Are you ready for it? 2001-2010 proved to be a transitional decade for Africa, ushering in a new [...]
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Did you know that South-African construction company, Murray and Roberts, built the famous Burj Al Arab in Dubai? Did you know that the fastest [...]
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Ecobank analyst: French-speaking African nations offer wealth of opportunities
Trying to do business in a foreign country is tough, but even tougher when one doesn’t speak the language. Therefore it’s critical to find a bilingual local partner who understands the language, culture and business process, says Edward George, senior research analyst for Ecobank. Ecobank, is one of the largest banks in Africa, with a [...]
Lessons on Doing Business in Africa from Women
Starting a business in any market, let alone a frontier market, comes with many inherent risks and challenges. However, all successful businesses have had to overcome adversity at one point or another. Loide Monteiro and Funke Opeke are two women who are fully aware of such adversities and today they each own and operate successful businesses [...]
Leveraging Cooperatives to Do Business in Emerging Markets
A cooperative is defined as "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise," according to the International Co-operative Alliance, they are “based on the values [...]







