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At just 23, American Finn Walker is already running his own investment firm, Heron Partners, which invests in companies listed on African stock exchanges. Jaco Maritz, editor-in-chief of How we made it in Africa, spoke to Walker to find out more.
Topics discussed during the interview include:
What attracted him to African equities
Capitalising on misperceptions about the continent
Why the fund holds a position in Zimbabwe
How he picks his investments
Are African stocks riskier than the US market?
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