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The Africa gap

4 months ago

The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is...

Africa is undergoing social change without economic transformation

4 months ago

Neither farms nor workers are getting more productive

Africa is undergoing social change without economic transformation

4 months ago

Neither farms nor workers are getting more productive

To catch up economically, Africa must think big

4 months ago

But it would require a new surge of ambition

Africa has too many businesses, too little business

4 months ago

Being your own boss is not the best strategy

African elites should align themselves with their countries’ needs

4 months ago

Otherwise the future looks zero-sum

The African investment environment is at its worst in years

4 months ago

Sources of finance have declined

African elites should align themselves with their countries’ needs

4 months ago

Otherwise the future looks zero-sum

Africa could reduce the economic gap between it and the rest of the world

4 months ago

But it would require a new surge of ambition

Africa has too many businesses, too little business

4 months ago

Being your own boss is not the best strategy

The economic gap between Africa and the rest of the world is getting wider

4 months ago

Business as usual will not narrow it, says John McDermott