RMB Where to Invest in Africa 2025/26 spotlights Africa’s top investment destinations

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GUEST – Isaah Mhlanga, Chief Economist at RMB

The report, which has been developed in collaboration with the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), analyses 31 African nations, which represent 90% of the continent’s GDP, 83% of the population, and 61% of the total land mass. It explores the opportunities and complexities of investing in the diverse African economic landscape, incorporating macroeconomic, markets and demographic data in the form of 20 distinct metrics, which are categorised into four pillars to reflect each metric’s impact on the economy.
27 Oct 2025 4PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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