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Mthuli Ncube: A Zimbabwe national venture capital fund?

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 3 September 2018

Zimbabwe needs to develop sources of equity funding, real ‘patient capital’, says former chief economist of AfDB.

Africa: The time to prepare a favourable economic environment for the youth bulge is now

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 8 March 2018

Job creation is not keeping pace with population growth.

Top six factors not to ignore when investing in Africa

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 2 February 2018

The most attractive African markets for investment in the short to medium term.

Top five trends that will drive Africa’s private equity market in 2018

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 19 December 2017

While the rest of the world battles a series of economic and political difficulties, Africa is looking forward to a year of growth and increased private equity investment.

Demographics are shaping the investment attractiveness of Africa’s hotel sector

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 18 October 2017

This rise of a substantial middle class across Africa brings at the same time an insatiable taste for modern infrastructure and consumption.

Sovereign wealth funds and Africa’s unique challenges

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 1 October 2017

A sovereign wealth fund can help to avoid the ‘resource curse’ or ‘paradox of plenty’.

African farmers should take advantage of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 21 July 2017

Successfully modernising and consolidating Africa’s agricultural landscape will lead to greater self-sufficiency.

With adequate infrastructure, African firms could boost productivity by up to 40%

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 29 March 2017

Infrastructure development lowers the costs of doing business and supports growth and economic development.

A variegated picture of the global economy and its spillovers

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 9 September 2016

The positive global growth spillovers of a stronger US economy will be countered by negative growth spillovers from China.

Lagos, Nigeria. It is estimated that over 60% of Africans will live in urban areas by 2050.

The making of the middle class in Africa

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 2 October 2013

The emergence of the middle class can only be sustained if strategies are put in place that expand prosperity for all.

Oil prices and implications for Africa

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 31 July 2013

Rising oil prices will affect African economies differently, depending on whether they are net exporters or net importers of the commodity.

Africa and the BRICS: a win-win partnership?

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 12 July 2013

The emergence of the BRICS as major global players has raised hope that a win-win partnership could foster the development of the continent.

Recognising Africa’s informal sector

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 31 March 2013

Recognising the informal sector’s role as a profitable activity may contribute to economic development.

Harnessing remittances for Africa’s development

Published by Mthuli Ncube on 10 March 2013

Remittances by African migrants play an important role as a source of financing and foreign exchange for African households and countries.

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