African Business Trends 2019

  • Regional trade and cooperation will increase within the continent. For example: 21 of the 54 African countries now allow visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to all African nationalities.
  • The value of manufacturing across the continent will double to USD 1 trillion by 2025, creating around 14 million jobs and increasing exports and trade balance.
  • The pharmaceutical industry will grow, McKinsey estimates the sector could be worth USD 65 billion by 2020 which is triple of its 2013 value.
  • Off-grid energy continues to be a big challenge on the continent but at the same time the most encouraging technology for start-ups and an opportunity for investors.
  • Middle size powers promise to experience accelerated growth, more than the large-sized economies.

Source: CNN based on Mckinsey Report Africa Business Revolution. Read More 

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