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April 30, 2015: Invest in Africa + Invest Africa
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KnocKnockAfrica: A One-Stop Shop to an African Experience.

We continue to register vendors for KnocKnockAfrica (www.kkafrica.com). If you are an SME, entrepreneur, producer or manufacturer, creating quality products in Africa, or source 50% of the materials from Africa but manufacture in the USA, or create Africa inspired products; register on KnocKnockAfrica platform to access North American consumers. Unlike any other platform, KnocKnockafrica is dedicated to making the process seamless and effective, in addition to showcasing the variety of African sourced products and goods. KnocKnockAfrica is designed to be a marketplace of products and goods that will soon be accessible to consumers in North America.

We invite you to share it with your network, as this is a journey we look to do together with each and everyone of you! For more information, please contact Abigail Simmons at abigail@afrolehar.com or Brook Makonnen at brook@afrolehar.com.

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“The region’s agriculture is starting to look an interesting investment—many Sources have reported an estimated $50 billion in the agricultural sector, $800 billion in the energy sector, $204 billion in the manufacturing sector and $400 billion in infrastructure development.”

“Sub-Saharan Africa estimates to hold up to 60% of the world’s remaining uncultivated land suitable for farming.”

“United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization estimates an extra 6 million hectares need to be brought under cultivation every year for the next 30 years.”

“Harvard business review reports Africa needs about $50 billion to meet its development goals over the next few years.”

“McKinsey estimates the continent’s agricultural output could treble from $280 billion a year today to $880 billion by 2030.”

Quoted from various sources.

Visit www.agrifrica.com

Why we created agrifrica.com?

Agrifrica (www.agrifrica.com) is a membership-based platform that focuses in three sectors: Agribusiness, Energy and Environment.

To develop Africa’s infrastructure these three sectors are pivotal to the continent’s growth, therefore we created this platform to have a centralized and relevant information, establish linkages between projects and funders, and share the most timely and impactful programs and initiatives that strengthen US-African relations in agribusiness, energy and environment.

Visit agrifrica.com to stay informed about the upcoming green business events, learn about what books to read, or become a member and post your events, blogs and relevant resources to share with other stakeholders in Green Business.

Capital Markets

Why is it so important?
“African countries need to develop stronger capital market access. In the short to medium term, the challenge will be to find new ways of protecting this market access and increasing eligibility to capital markets for sub-Saharan African countries in an economically sustainable way. The international community has an important role to play here. On a continent where access to markets is a novel phenomenon and where it is still difficult to attract investors due to legacy issues of poor macroeconomic management and fiscal discipline as well as persistent corruption and weak institutions, attempts to raise capital from the markets is a laudable goal.” Read this report written by Dr Vera Songwe, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Africa Growth Initiative | The Brookings Institution.

Commodities
Commodity Forecasts

Attracting Donors
“Why were donors attracted to commodity exchanges, which analysts said suffered from the same flaw: a top-down approach that’s better at attracting foreign aid than at improving farming practices and developing transportation and communications networks. Donors like exchanges because they look like institutions in their own countries, says Peter Robbins, a former commodities trader in London who’s studied African exchanges.” Read further: http://www.africancapitalmarketsnews.com

Stock Markets

Commodity Forecasts

Resources

Sovereign Funds

Sovereign Funds
Source: Sovereign Wealth Center

“Several countries across sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya, Liberia, and Tanzania are now racing to establish sovereign wealth funds to manage and safeguard their anticipated revenue from recent energy discoveries.” Read more about the race, by visiting http://www.sovereignwealthcenter.com/Article/3331673/Energy-Discoveries-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Drive-SWF-Creation.html#.VT6QAr-yyrM.

“The sovereign wealth funds of Nigeria, Ghana and Angola are among the smallest in the continent, behind the diamond-funded rainy-day pot of Botswana ($6.9bn) and the giant funds of north African oil producers Algeria ($77bn) and Libya ($65bn). But they are on par – or larger – than the funds set up by Gabon ($380m), Mauritania ($300m) and Equatorial Guinea ($80m).” Please read full article by visiting http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/515caa8e-5750-11e3-9624-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3YXVh9NbI.

Recommended article: Investors Are Eager for African Sovereign Debt, Despite Plenty of Risks.

***Eventhough the articles are written from 2013 and onwards, the discussions at this year’s World Bank Spring meetings and the side-events discussions like the IC/African Bankers Conference, revolved around capital markets, sovereign funds and growth markets; the articles in this newsletter are reflective of Africa moving forward with such financial structures.***

Investment

Foreign Investment in Africa

Resources
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