Africa and the Middle East best for future investment

Globally, emerging markets are enduring pressures which are prompting a review of original GDP forecasts.

The 'Africa Rising' narrative has spurred some scepticism with claims of growth statistics being inflated.  Should investors still consider Africa a source of positive investment returns for the future? Absolutely.  Global pressures may have a marginal impact on forecast GDPs, but in the long term, we are confident Africa will outperform most other markets in growth. We are now seeing more investors in Africa, investing in Africa, boosting the potential for foreign direct investment in this rapidly evolving region.  African investors nearly tripled their share of FDI projects on the continent over the last decade; from 8 percent in 2003 to more than 22 percent today.