SMEs central to economic growth in Africa

NAIROBI: This year alone, Africa has hosted several global summits; the 10th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference and the July 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit. Kenya has been lucky to play host to the two conferences, affirming the country’s growing influence in the global arena.

Africa is at the centre of a major transformation in the way it relates with the global economy, explaining the need for it to be present at the table of international trade decision making.
Those of us who have been in Africa over the past decade witnessed the region become the world’s most exciting economic frontier, transforming nations and offering hope to a new generation of accomplished and engaged youth. Africa’s economic expansion is nothing short of remarkable.