AB & Davidr set For Annual Crystal Ball Africa in Accra

AB& David has announced the 2017 edition of its annual Crystal Ball Africa which takes place in Accra, Ghana from January 11 – 12, 2017.

According to the organisers, this year’s event will focus on significant happenings across the continent as it will affect businesses in Africa in 2017.

These would include, the recapture by South Africa of Africa’s biggest economy spot and Nigeria’s reported slide into recession; the potential roll out of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and West Africa in the post Brexit era.

While Kenya’s record of a GDP growth of 5.6% in 2015 and Ethiopia’s 9.6% is noted; the question however rises, as to which East African countries will be investment hot spots in 2017.

Also on the top burner at the 2017 Crystal ball, are regulatory changes in Ghana’s power sector that of Nigeria – especially as a result of President Obama’s Power Africa program; the High 5s of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and the AfDB’s new USD50bn Africa 50 fund; the implementation of China’s USD63bn fund for Africa under the FOCAC arrangement, and significantly a discourse on the impact of a Donald Trump presidency to Africa

While the focus list is vast and almost is endless; a combination of some of these factors is expected to result in both opportunities and risks.

With businesses and their advisors ready to strategise in 2017, to minimize their risks and take advantage of emerging opportunities; the significant of these topical issues cannot be downplayed and the Crystal Ball Africa provides the a great platform for such robust discourse.

In attendance at the 4th edition of the Crystal ball Africawould be, policy makers, regulators, representatives of governments, project sponsors, financiers, business lawyers, and top business executives from all around Africa. The event promises to advance the knowledge of participants as it relates to development and emerging global changes, vital to the survival of businesses and investments in Africa.