by Jon Pienaar. Nigeria as an investment destination has been ramped up to grab the world’s attention because of its huge increase in rebased GDP. But it’s going to take more than that to compete with South Africa for FDI.
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Nigeria, Africa’s new economic giant
by Jon Pienaar Nigeria’s much-delayed rebasing of its GDP caused a few waves in April, but how does it affect South Africa? Most analysts seem to agree that it’s business as usual.
Africa Dispatches: Know where to grow
Reductive perceptions of Africa persist, but numbers shatter continental clichés. In the next five years, over half the world’s fastest-growing economies will be African. A Mark Magazine: Africa Dispatches feature by Mandy de Waal (@mandyldewaal).