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Browsing Tag Africa
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Companies & Markets
It is not about selling more to Africa
The German business world defends the idea that Africa should be considered first of all as a sales market. We do not agree. The touchstone for the seriousness ...
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Economics
Africa’s free trade agreement does not necessarily benefit all
The decision to create of a free trade zone for Africa was a historical one. But this agreement was an easy task compared to the challenge that lies ...
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Economics
The African growth story lacks of growth
Fund raisers like to describe Africa as a tremendous growth story. The figures however do not justify an overwhelming Afro-optimism. The truth is more complicated. The headlines of ...
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Economics
Europe needs a European Export Credit Agency
China is taking over the building of the African infrastructure. Its main advantage is financing. Europe has urgently to create unified financial programmes for Africa. For months, we ...
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Economics
Things are starting to move in Ethiopia
The Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce held on Friday the Ethiopian-German Economic Forum. The main message was: Ethiopia is back and the government is working hard on improving the ...
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Economics
From Cape Town to the North Cape: creating one economic zone
The African trade with Europe is based on the Cotonou Agreement. It will be renegotiated from end of August on. This is a good opportunity for fully integrating ...
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Companies & Markets
Europe should build industry clusters in Africa
In an interesting op ed, published in a German newspaper, the two lawyers Thomas Langohr und Alexander Letzsch are proposing to bundle the forces of European companies and ...
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English
Africa-Mediterranean-Europe needs an interregional bank
The BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa – will create a bank. Europe needs a specific bank too if it wants to develop economic relationship ...
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English
Elections in Mali could be a good opportunity for federalism
Malians have elected a new President this weekend. Beyond this decision, the real question will be to rebuild the national unity. It should be based on a federalist ...
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English
No doubt, the CFA franc is a success story
African artists accused the CFA franc in a rap to be an “instrument of repression”. We at Africa Partners do not share this view. It is true, the ...
Read more on the African growth story
Read more on the African growth story in my book
“Afrika ist das neue Asien”
published in German by September 2014 with
the publishing house Hoffmann & Campe in Hamburg.
