(Source: GE - General Electric Capital Corporation) Here are five elements investors should examine to assess whether growth across African markets is sustainable. There are clear limitations of the idea of a single and definable story behind Africa's recent economic and political momentum. This narrative of Africa 'rising ' was always a concerning one, given that the largely commodity-driven growth would at some point temper; that exogenous risks would remain pronounced; and that political change would be bumpy and temperamental. Now that these cracks have begun to re-emerge - symbolized most powerfully by factors such as the slump in commodity prices and the slowdown in China - those who...
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