What is the Outlook for Africa in 2015?
Africa’s growth outlook continues to be robust despite rising headwinds for the continent’s economies. Africa has emerged as a frontier market driven by high commodity & oil prices, stable macro-economic environments, large investments from the BRIC economies and rising internal consumer spending. But growth headwinds are now coming to the fore - traditional export markets in Europe remain stagnant, China’s growth is slowing and the oil price is falling – both of which will negatively impact the growth outlook of Africa’s extractive industries-dominated economies. Security concerns have also risen in the past year. Is Africa a developmental challenge or a commercial opportunity? Regardless, South African and multinational companies continue to capture and consolidate their businesses in the region. Is business opportunity thus increasing or diminishing for firms seeking to enter and operate in the African business environment? Join the Frontier Advisory team at the Africa Outlook 2015 as we address the economic, political & governance prospects for Africa in 2015.
Joining us are leading companies and executives active in building businesses in Africa, including the following speakers:
- Clem Sunter, Strategist and Author
- Yvonne Mhango; Sub-Saharan Africa Economist, Renaissance Capital
- Clare Akamanzi; Chief Operating Officer, Rwanda Development Board
- Salim Dewji; Managing Director, Skais SPRL, Congo (DRC)
- Jean-Louis Ekra; President & Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Export-Import Bank
- Sylvia Chahonyo; Country Manager South Africa, Moody’s Investors Service South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
- Martins N Cobham; Acting High Commissioner, Nigeria
- Elizabeth Sidiropoulos; Chief Executive, SAIIA
- Anton du Plessis; Managing Director, Institute for Security Studies
- John Endres; CEO, Good Governance Africa
- Daniel Berman; General Director at Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders, South Africa
- Axel Schimmelpfennig; Senior Resident Representative in South Africa, International Monetary Fund
Thursday the 15th of January, The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), 82 Grayston Drive, Sandton, Johannesburg, 09h00 – 16h00.
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