A Diamond in the Ruff

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Did you know that in Africa there is a country with a lower unemployment rate than that in the USA?

In the USA it is only getting worse; 9.5% in 2009 and 9.8% in 2010 but in

Emerging Market Mauritius

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Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a low-income, agriculturally based economy to a middle-income diversified economy with growing industrial, financial, and tourist sectors. For most of the period, annual growth has been in the order

Kenya At A Tipping Point

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Kenya may be at a “tipping point”, the theme of the third Kenya Economic Update which has a special focus on the transformative impact of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Mobile money. Over the last decade, ICT has outperformed

The Next Eleven

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The Next Eleven (or N-11) are eleven countries—Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Turkey, and Vietnam—identified by

A Game Changer in West Africa

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Ghana’ s economy is expected to grow more than 13% in 2011 versus 5.4% in 2010 mainly because the country just started exporting oil that is estimated to be 3 billion

From IBSA to BRICS to BASIC

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It all started with trilateral trade agreements among India, Brazil and South Africa. Then South Africa was silently featured among Brazil, Russia, India and China but eventually they included it among the acronyms, BASIC; Brazil, South Africa, India and China.

Africa Arising

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Ke Nako! Remember that? If not, that was the slogan for the 2010 FIFA world cup meaning it’ s time and indeed it is time for Africa to realize it’ s full potential.