拉尼.亚卡斯（Rani Jarkas）：非洲的投资潜力

联合国贸易和发展会议（UNCTAD）出版的报告指出，高利润的外商投资在非洲的发展潜力非常巨大，然而许多投资者却因不了解而错过了以往和当前的投资机遇。

前联合国秘书长科菲·安南在非洲统一组织年度首脑会议中提到，“非洲的盈利能力是当今世界经济中保存最好的秘密之一”。他援引联合国贸发会议的报告，指出非洲在最近几年经历了令人瞩目的经济增长，外国公司在非洲的盈利率已高出世界上其他大部分地区。

如今，非洲已成为全球经济增长最快的地区之一，被视为希望的大陆和发展的热土。国际货币基金组织（IMF）指出，撒哈拉以南非洲地区的强劲增长将在2014年加速。国际货币基金组织发布的《撒哈拉以南非洲地区经济展望报告》（Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan African）称，2014年非洲多数石油出口国、一些低收入国家和动荡地区的经济前景有所提高，在其影响下，整个撒哈拉以南非洲经济增长将保持强劲势头，预计该地区今年GDP增长将达到5.5%，超过2013年5％的增长水平。国际货币基金组织非洲地区负责人安托瓦内特·萨耶赫（Antoinette Sayeh)表示，近年来非洲经济发展势头良好，主要得益于基础设施和矿业的高投资、交通和通信领域的稳定投资以及农产品产量回弹，预计该地区将继续保持经济增长趋势。

 

Rani Jarkas, the Chairman of Cedrus Investments.

Rani Jarkas is a highly experienced financial services executive, with over 20 years of international banking experience. Currently, Mr. Jarkas is the Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm. Cedrus’ domain expertise is in life sciences, natural resources, energy, cleantech and nanotechnology. – Rani Jarkas

Africa’s Investment Potential by Rani Jarkas

The potential for highly profitable foreign investment in Africa is enormous, but many investors remain unaware of the past record and current opportunities, argues the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

 

“Africa’s profitability is one of the best kept secrets in today’s world economy,” The Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan declared at the annual summit meeting of the Organization of African Unity. Specifically citing the UNCTAD report, he noted that Africa also has experienced impressive economic growth rates in recent years. The profitability of foreign companies in Africa has been consistently higher than in most other regions of the world.

Africa is favorably positioned to become the 2nd fastest growing region in the world, and according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), robust growth in sub-Saharan Africa is set to accelerate in 2014, reflecting improved prospects in most oil exporters, and in several low-income countries and fragile states. The IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa projects GDP growth to accelerate to 5½ percent in 2014 from about 5 percent in 2013. The faster growth is expected to be underpinned by large investments in infrastructure and mining, maturing investments in transport and telecommunications, and a rebound in agricultural output.

Rani Jarkas, the Chairman of Cedrus Investments.

Rani Jarkas is a highly experienced financial services executive, with over 20 years of international banking experience. Currently, Mr. Jarkas is the Chairman of Cedrus Investments, a global boutique investment firm. Cedrus’ domain expertise is in life sciences, natural resources, energy, cleantech and nanotechnology. – Rani Jarkas