Joint public event
"Where to invest in Africa"

Celeste Fauconnier, Sub-Saharan Africa Economist at Rand Merchant Bank

HSF; HSF

Leading experts share their insights

The speakers were renowned experts from different fields, with many years experience in the finance industry and other business sectors, development cooperation and research. 

Among the diverse important aspects of the topic highlighted during the event, Celeste Fauconnier, Sub-Saharan Africa Economist at Rand Merchant Bank, emphasised the important role East Africa will play as a growth driver.

Jakkie Cilliers, head of the African Futures and Innovation program at the ISS

HSF; HSF

Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement

Jakkie Cilliers, head of the African Futures and Innovation program at the ISS, explained that the African Continental Free Trade Agreement makes the biggest contribution to economic growth in the long-term forecasts his team is generating. 

The event drew large interest, and the audience's expectations were truly met by the very enlightening presentations from the speakers.

To find out more about the topic, read this article by Peter Fabricius, a consultant at the Institute for Security Studies in Pretoria, a partner of the ISS, which quotes Jakkie Cilliers as well, "Will free trade be Africa'a economic game changer?"

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-05-23-will-free-trade-be-africas-economic-game-changer/