Africa

This region will be worth $5.6 trillion within 5 years - but only if it accelerates its policy reforms

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Africa accounts for 20% of the world's population but only 3% of global GDP. Image: Unsplash/Tim Johnson

Colin Coleman
CEO, Goldman Sachs in Sub-Saharan Africa
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