a.Africa’s real GDP grew at an average annual rate of 6% over the last decade b.World Bank First, of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world in 2018, six were in Africa c.One-third were in sub-Saharan Africa. Five long-term trends, in key economic sectors. 1.A population that is fast growing and urbanizing 2.Africa is industrializing 3.Africa is pushing to close its infrastructure gap 4.Innovations to unleash agricultural and resource wealth 5.The potential of increasing digital and mobile access

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How many companies in Africa earn annual revenues of $1 billion or
more?

4. Consider one question
How many companies in Africa earn annual revenues of $1 billion or
more?
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5. Consider one question
How many companies in Africa earn annual revenues of $1 billion or
more?
ZERO > 100
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6. Consider one question
How many companies in Africa earn annual revenues of $1 billion or
more?
ZERO > 100
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7. Goods
Services
Infrastructure
Create jobs
Decrease poverty.
Africa’s unfulfilled demand for:
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2.
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8. Africa’s real GDP grew at an average
annual rate of 6% over the last decade
World Bank First, of the 10 fastest-growing
economies in the world in 2018, six were
in Africa
One-third were in sub-Saharan Africa.
a.
b.
c.
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9. A population that is fast growing and
urbanizing
Africa is industrializing
Africa is pushing to close its
infrastructure gap
Innovations to unleash agricultural and
resource wealth
The potential of increasing digital and
mobile access
Five long-term trends, in key economic
sectors.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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10. Africa’s population 1.7 billion by 2030
80% growth will occur in cities
New business opportunities in the
consumer market
Annual spending by African consumers
and businesses to reach $6.66 trillion by
2030
1.
2.
3.
4.
APOPULATIONTHAT
ISFASTGROWING
ANDURBANIZING
#1

13. Unmet needs of food & beverages
Pharmaceuticals
Financial services
Healthcare
Education.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
APOPULATIONTHAT
ISFASTGROWING
ANDURBANIZING
#1

14. double production to nearly $1 trillion
within a decade
Three-quarters of that growth is likely to
come from manufacturing
Increasing interest in tourism
Massive growth of Agribusiness
From China to Africa
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
AFRICAIS
INDUSTRIALIZING
#2

16. Natural resources oil and gas
Unmet demand for energy
Grow by 9 % a year to 2025
70% of its own gas
1.
2.
3.
4.
AFRICAISPUSHING
TOCLOSEITS
INFRASTRUCTURE
GAP
#3

18. From farming to supply chain
Lack of transformation equipment,
infrastructures and financial resources
Sustainable farming
Gas supplies
Lack of clear regulatory frameworks,
quality and reliability of electricity
networks
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
INNOVATIONSTO
UNLEASH
AGRICULTURALAND
RESOURCEWEALTH
#4

19. Mobile data traffic x7 Africa by 2022.
120 million active mobile money
accounts, over 50 percent of the global
total
$300 billion to the continent’s GDP by
2025
Mobile broadband will account for 87% of
mobile connections by 2025.
1.
2.
3.
4.
THEPOTENTIALOF
INCREASINGDIGITAL
ANDMOBILEACCESS
#5

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