How can Africa, the world's most lagging region, benefit from globalisation and achieve sustained economic growth …? Africa needs greater investment by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to improve competitiveness and generate more growth … through positive spill-over effects. Despite the fact that Africa's returns on investment averaged 29% since 1990, Africa has …

logistics and supply chain infrastructure in the development of Africa. Skilled authors present critical analysis of the current … state of logistics in Africa, and suggest improvements to policy and practice which address the issue of poor trading … awareness of the need for better trade infrastructure in Africa in order to ensure the continent’s economic development …

Africa’s competitiveness. Investment is examined in its various forms (financial vs. physical), and sources (private, public … capacity of finance and investment to boost Africa’s competitiveness is assessed to inform continent-wide economic policy …Preface -- Part 1: Financial and Physical Investment in Africa -- Part 2: Trade and Competitivenenss in Africa …

exchange rate -- Chapter 10: Johannes O. BOCKMANN, SME Trade with sub-Saharan Africa -- Chapter 11: Emmanuel MUSHIMIYIMANA, An … Ethiopia -- Chapter 14: Olaide R. AKANDE and Hephzibah O. OBEKPA, Improving Agricultural Productivity in sub-Saharan Africa …