University of Ottawa Economics Week (March 2013)
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African Economic Growth
What is actually happening and how can
businesses be involved?
Presented at University of Ottawaby Victoria Schorron March 4, 2013
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What is the average growth rate (GDP)for sub-Saharan Africa
a) Between -4 and 0.9%
b) Between 1 and 4.9%
c) Between 5 and 9.9%
d) Over 10%
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• Homogeneity• Colonial mythos • Illness and disease• Starvation• Africa as National Geographic• Violent tribal conflict• African Big Man and political instability• Unrelenting poverty
Elements of Afro-Pessimism
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Foreign Policy Magazine
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Note: Malawi and Mozambique have been switched
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“… as in previous years, domestic demand supported growth in many countries, and is becoming as important as the export market in some countries. …And with rising incomes and urbanization, the domestic consumer market is growing, becoming an important source of growth.”
- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, 2012
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Flash Mob in Nairobi (Kenya), #SupportTeamKenya (Olympics)
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Kumasi Market (Ghana), Urban Africa News
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By Anjali Banthia, CGAP
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Nakumatt (Kenya), Nakumatt Facebook
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Cameroon’s Reunification Monument, Life In Cameroon Blog
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China Daily: Africa, c/o The China in Africa Project
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A Traffic Jam in Lagos (Nigeria), Human Wrongs Watch Blog
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“Pilot projects can help refine the business case and entry strategy while limiting expenditure and exposure.”
- Eliot Pence, Whitaker Group
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Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), The Telegraph
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“Canadians must get beyond the outdated and dismissive images of Africa, ones that overly focus on Africa’s problems that cause opportunities to be missed.”
- Chris Roberts, The Rising Africa Magazine
“You cannot grow your international position without being present in Africa - that is how the world today works.”
- John Dauth, Australian High Commissioner to the UK
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