May 9, 2017 - Research for this article was collected during William’s recent visit to East Africa. It is the first in a two-part series. The second instalment will be on Tanzania’s consumer market. Nairobi, Kenya’s bustling capital, is a building…
MNCs in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are having to adjust their expectations, and re-think their strategies – and in many cases, their business models – to succeed in the region’s complex environment. Although Sub-Saharan Africa is the third-fastest growing region globally…
Ethiopia offers compelling opportunities for MNCs, given its 100-million-strong population (SSA’s second-largest) and dynamic economy. In FSG’s new podcast, CEO Richard Leggett, and Senior SSA Analyst William Attwell, discuss Ethiopia’s outlook as the country recovers following a period of political…
In late November and early December 2016, when the three main credit rating agencies conducted their year-end reviews, South Africa narrowly avoided being downgraded to sub-investment grade, a fate that has befallen other major emerging economies such as Russia and…