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Africa is often portrayed as a vast storehouse of natural resources, ready for investors from around the world to extract and monetize on global commodity markets. Certainly, Africa is richly endowed with numerous resources including…

How has macroeconomic research become integral to Quantum Global Group’s investment approach? As part of the wider Quantum Global Group of companies, the Research Lab is an independent research partner to African countries as well…

By Jeremy Wakeford, Senior Macroeconomist, QGRL   One of the most pressing developmental challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa is the dire need for modern energy services among the energy-poor, low-income communities who are beyond the reach…

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has experienced historically high economic growth rates and made some progress on social indicators in the last decade, driven largely by favorable commodity prices, financing conditions and improving macroeconomic management. However, high…

“Why haven’t we invested in Africa yet?” said a senior official at one of Europe’s larger pension funds at the beginning of a conversation we had about investing in Africa a few years ago. Today,…

Contemporary wisdom has it that Africa is leading the way in the Global economy. Some are still nervous about doing business in the continent and might even avoid travelling to African countries for business or…