Sunday 4 January 2015

How To Invest In Africa

Investing in emerging markets especially African markets requires a firm understanding of the continents economic and political landscape. The first thing to acknowledge is the diversity of the cultures (values and ideals) on this vast, natural resource rich continent with a population of 1.111 billion people according to 2013 figures.

According to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and UNCTAD, Africa, with its burgeoning economies, offers the highest return on foreign direct investment (FDI) globally for investors seeking to diversify their income and realize higher growth rates than those available in home markets.

A general lack of infrastructure and financing means that a large amount of Africa’s Gold, Uranium, Oil, Diamonds and rare earth elements remain untapped presenting serious investors with huge potential profits if they are willing to take on above average risks and make significant capital investments.

With approximately 14.27% of the global human population residing on the continent, the consumer goods markets for products and services from the telecommunications and banking sectors presents an exciting opportunity for realizing huge revenues and profits.

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), capital markets are generally small and characterized with low levels of liquidity even though they deliver higher yields than in developed markets. In the region, the flow of capital is also vulnerable to many external shocks as was the case during the global financial crisis of 2008/2009 and the 2012 Euro crisis.  The most active and liquid stock markets in the region are South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Mauritius and Zimbabwe with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) representing 38% of all listed companies and 83% of total market capitalization in SSA in 2012.

2 comments:

  1. How Lemeridian funding service  grant me a loan!!!

    Hello everyone, I'm Lea Paige Matteo from Zurich Switzerland and want to use this medium to express gratitude to lemeridian funding service for fulfilling his promise by granting me a loan, I was stuck in a financial situation and needed to refinance and pay my bills as well as start up a Business. I tried seeking for loans from various loan firms both private and corporate organisations but never succeeded and most banks declined my credit request. But as God would have it, I was introduced by a friend named Lisa Rice to Le_meridian funding service and undergone the due process of obtaining a loan from the company, to my greatest surprise within 48hrs just like my friend Lisa, I was also granted a loan of $216,000.00 So my advise to everyone who desires a loan, "if you must contact any firm with reference to securing a loan online with low interest rate of 1.9% and better repayment plans/schedule, please contact Le_meridian funding service. Besides, he doesn't know that am doing this but due to the joy in me, I'm so happy and wish to let people know more about this great company whom truly give out loans, it is my prayer that GOD should bless them more as they put smiles on peoples faces. You can contact them via email on {lfdsloans@lemeridianfds.com Or lfdsloans@outlook.com} or Text through Whatsapp +1-989 394 3740.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Mr Pedro and his investment funding helped me achieve my project funding with the return of 2% rate in return for loan amount of 500,000.00 Euro to finance my project and it was very fast and secure so I will advise anyone here looking for loans or investors to contact Mr Pedro on pedroloanss@gmail.com
    Thank You.

    ReplyDelete