One of the key themes that came out of our recent Intra-Africa Trade Event was that there were plenty of good news stories coming out of Africa… and in fact South Africa was being left behind in certain instances. Recent research released by RMB supports the notion that Africa continues to offer opportunities for investors.

Each year, RMB releases its Africa Investment Attractiveness Index. This how the rankings shape up at the end of 2018:

There is also quite a nice graphic looking at the forecast IMF growth rates on the continent as a whole:

RMB Africa Analyst Celeste Fauconnier was recently interviewed by Moneyweb in this video. Here is what she had to say about the opportunities on the continent:

Infrastructure in Africa: The Economic Growth Essential from Moneyweb on Vimeo.

If you would like a copy of the RMB report, you can request it here from the RMB team.