When will Sub-Saharan Africa think like Rwanda?

By Patrick Mayoh And I mean all of Sub-Saharan Africa including South Africa (Take a look at this article). A week ago the World Bank released its most awaited “doing business 2013” entitled “smarter regulations for small and medium-sized enterprises”.  The “doing business” report is the equivalent of a class report at the end of a school year outlining the best students and those who need to make substantial improvements in their courses. So...

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New Product Development for Africa

By Patrick Mayoh A recent report by Mc Kinsey indicates that emerging markets will be worth $30 trillion by 2025 –the biggest growth opportunity in the history of capitalism they suggest--they are worth about $12 trillion nowadays. The report equally suggests that growth will come from second-tier cities people don’t hear much about nowadays like Ahmedabad, Huambo, medan or Douala. Interestingly leading companies of the world get about just...

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