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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Justin F Beckett; Michael E M Sudarkasa |
| ISBN: | 0471379514 9780471379515 |
| OCLC Number: | 43555230 |
| Description: | xiv, 258 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Part 1 African Financial Renaissance Considered -- Chapter 1 Africa Inc.! 3 -- Chapter 2 Image Is Everything 18 -- Chapter 3 Finding Needles in a Haystack 22 -- Regional Markets 23 -- Promising Country Markets 29 -- Infrastructure and Competitive Advantage 32 -- Investor's Who's Who 47 -- Chapter 4 A Walk down Africa's Wall Streets 53 -- Africa's Blue Chip Companies 56 -- Part 2 Why Africa Is the Ultimate Emerging Market -- Chapter 5 Unparalleled Opportunity and Potential 63 -- A Buyer's Market and Finite Choices 65 -- Shared Exchange Heritage--The British Factor 65 -- Value Proposition 66 -- Growth Proposition 69 -- Performance Proposition 72 -- Diversification Benefits 72 -- Asian Connection 75 -- Why Africa Is Not Likely to Experience an Asian-Style Financial Crisis 79 -- Chapter 6 Economic Growth/Political Stability Factor 81 -- Correlation between Economic Viability and Political Stability 82 -- Cold War Africa 86 -- Post-Cold War Africa 91 -- Chapter 7 Fast-Growing Sales, Improved Skills, and Abundant Services 93 -- Twenty-First-Century Consumers 93 -- Africa Can Compete! 97 -- Post-Cold War African Benefactors 103 -- Great Location for European, Asian, and U.S. Trade 105 -- Part 3 Taking the Plunge--Boldly Going Where Few Have Gone Before -- Chapter 8 Art of the Deal--Assessing the Investment Alternatives 111 -- African Stock Market Investment--The Open- and Closed-End Funds 111 -- Investment in African Government Securities 120 -- Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment 122 -- Role of Privatization 125 -- 2000-2001 Opportunities 133 -- Chapter 9 "Buyer Beware"--The Risks of Investing in Africa 134 -- Political Risk 134 -- Country Risk 137 -- Scams 144 -- Portfolio Risk 149 -- Private Equity/Venture Capital (PE/VC) Risk 152 -- Chapter 10 Are You Ready? Get Set, Go!!!! 155 -- Step 1 Finding Investment Information 156 -- Step 2 Finding a Broker 165 -- Step 3 Finding an Adviser 166 -- Parting Counsel 166 -- Epilogue: The Online Revolution Is Coming--African Investment in the Internal Age 169 -- Appendix A African Stock Exchanges 171 -- Appendix B Selected Africa-Focused Private Equity Funds 209 -- Appendix C African Mutual Funds 213 -- Appendix D Africa Focused Brokers in the United States 221 -- Appendix E Investment Information Resources 223 -- Appendix F African Investment Promotion Agencies 229 -- Appendix G African Privatization Agencies 237 -- Appendix H Africa Investment Reference Sources 243. |
| Series Title: | Wiley frontiers in finance. |
| Responsibility: | Justin F. Beckett and Michael E.M. Sudarkasa. |
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