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Infrastructure – Africa's sticking point?
12th March 2015
The level of infrastructure spending in Africa remains well below the levels required to sustain rapid rates of economic growth. The annual level of capital spending on core infrastructure is around $45bn per year and there are many challenges and risks that might limit the extent to which foreign investment flows into the continent. This Financial Times video looks at some of the issues.
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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