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Comment: Three Undeniable Reasons Why You Should Invest in Africa

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Matthias Knab, Opalesque:

Vintage Value Investing writes on Harvest Exchange:

You feverishly open your mailbox to look at your latest financial report. What do you see?

Your stocks aren't growing as fast as you thought, and now you're worried. Will this trend continue? Will your results remain disappointing as time goes on? Are you wasting money on these stocks?

You feel you could get valuable returns, not only for the next investment, but each time you decide to make a new one.

It's possible, but you don't know where to look, and you ask yourself if there are other patterns to consider.

The Fast-Growing Market That Most Investors Ignore

Lately, emerging markets have driven the global economic growth. Along with this major trend, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has recorded powerful GDP growth, averaging 5% for almost a decade. Thus, it has become in vogue to say that "Africa is rising."

At the same time, opportunities for lucrative investments have increased day after day in various sectors. A growing number of African consumers are eager to find fresh products, new commodities, and new services they can now afford. Hence, innovative businesses must fulfill the huge demand.

3 Undeniable Reasons Why You Should Invest in Africa

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