International SMEs not recognizing Africa’s growth potential — Report

“The line between traditional media and digital media is blurred – consumers want more flexibility and freedom in how they consume content.”

After more than a decade of digital disruption, the African entertainment and media industry has entered a new landscape – one where the media is no longer divided into distinct traditional and digital spheres, according to a report from PwC (http://www.pwc.com) titled Entertainment and media outlook: 2015 – 2019 (South Africa – Nigeria-Kenya). The...

Despite the recent prediction by the World Bank[1] that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa will slow in 2015, the region is still home to one of the fastest-growing middle class in the world. As a result, there are vast opportunities on the continent for progressive African entrepreneurs and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to take advantage of.

Charles Brewer, Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), says one sector providing plentiful prospects is the agricultural...

Dar es Salaam is one of Africa’s top 10 cities with relatively high inclusive urbanisation and growth potential, a new survey shows.

>Rukwa Region enjoys tropical climate with mean temperatures ranging between 13 degrees centigrade in some places for the months of June and July to 27 degrees centigrade in the hottest months of October to December.

Uganda's dairy sector exhibits major potential for growth
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Uganda's milk production potential has been steadily growing to a point where it can support the dairy sector's industrialization. Uganda's milk production potential has been steadily growing to a point where it can support the dairy sector's industrialisation.

Ecobank, the leading pan-African banking group, has joined forces with the African Guarantee Fund, the first continent-wide guarantee fund, and AfricSearch, the recruitment firm, in co-hosting the first Africa Champions’ Forum in Senegal. This forum brings together leading lights from the private sector and development agencies, together with influential political decision-makers, all united around a single cause: to promote the growth of the continent by providing finance and advisory...

The report finds that Nigeria has the potential to expand its economy by roughly 7.1 percent per year through 2030

There is no disguising the challenges that Nigeria is facing. The world is well aware of the concerns around terrorism and Nigeria’s ongoing struggle with poverty.

However, there is another side to the Nigeria story that has been overshadowed both by the recent headlines and the persistence of outdated beliefs and assumptions about Nigeria’s economy. A new report from the...

CEOs in Africa are optimistic about their company’s prospects for revenue growth over the medium term, according to PwC’s ‘Africa Business Agenda, 2014’ report issued today (http://www.pwc.com). Suresh Kana, Senior Partner for PwC Africa, says: “CEOs in Africa feel more positive about their ability to generate revenue growth and about prospects for the economy now that they are emerging from the global financial recession.”

“It is interesting to note however that CEOs are slightly more...