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.

Mthuli Ncube: A Zimbabwe national venture capital fund?

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

Top six factors not to ignore when investing in Africa

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

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

Sovereign wealth funds and Africa’s unique challenges

African farmers should take advantage of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies

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

A variegated picture of the global economy and its spillovers

The making of the middle class in Africa

Oil prices and implications for Africa

Africa and the BRICS: a win-win partnership?

Recognising Africa’s informal sector

Harnessing remittances for Africa’s development

Why this award-winning company had to shut down most of its operations in Cameroon

Building a successful business: Five lessons from top African entrepreneurs

How to start your own profitable African import business from home

Ethiopia is Africa’s new growth engine – here’s why

Four agriculture-focused companies to inspire Africa

Ghana will grow faster than any other economy this year, the IMF says why

Ghanaian entrepreneur builds clothing business that exports to US and European retailers

Where to invest in Africa? Ranking the top 10 countries

High net-worth investors driving hospitality sector in Francophone Africa

Does Ghana really need a national airline?

Profit-making idea: An efficient maintenance repair operations (MRO) industry

The journey so far: Cordel Robbin-Coker, co-founder and CEO, Carry1st

Is the ‘Compact with Africa’ working?

The journey so far: Abisola Tolu-Odutola, CEO, Mumspring

Private equity in Africa: why you need a long-term view

The journey so far: Brigitha Faustin, founder, OBRI Tanzania

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