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Doing Business Report Reveals Important Insights for Africa Investors

Early last month, the World Bank released Doing Business 2010, its provocative ranking of the world’s easiest (and most difficult) places to do business. This year, little Rwanda grabbed headlines as the world’s top reformer. New legislation protecting the rights of the nation’s investors helped propel it up 76 places in the rankings. The World [...]

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Five Reasons Why I Invest in African Stocks

Investing in African stocks strikes many US-based investors as impractical at best, and foolhardy at worst. Here are a few reasons why it’s the first place I look for investment bargains.
1. Africa’s where the growth is.
African economies hit a speed bump in 2008, but most will be firing on all cylinders again soon. Global [...]

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Investing in African Stock Markets

Investing in African stock markets is not for the faint of heart.  Finding a reliable stockbroker can be difficult;  Companies’ casual approaches to financial reporting often make good analysis impossible; and managing multiple trading accounts from a faraway time zone is a hassle.   In the past few months, however, some changes have taken place that [...]

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