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Africa Embraces Business Reforms

Series: Africa Open For Business
From: National Black Programming Consortium
Length: 00:10:46

Higlights the hurdles that prospective African entreprenuers face. Read the full description.

Aofb_small The piece details the challenges African entrepreneurs are faced with when setting up businesses. It sheds light on the issues of corruption, bureaucracy and poor infrastructure and how they are hindrances to business creations in Africa. IFC, International Finance Corporation released a report detailing these problems. Many African countries have embraced the report , unrolled reform agendas and have designed mechanisms to support prospective business entrepreneurs succeed so that consequently the countries can have for sustainable growth.

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The piece details the challenges African entrepreneurs are faced with when setting up businesses. It sheds light on the issues of corruption, bureaucracy and poor infrastructure and how they are hindrances to business creations in Africa. IFC, International Finance Corporation released a report detailing these problems. Many African countries have embraced the report , unrolled reform agendas and have designed mechanisms to support prospective business entrepreneurs succeed so that consequently the countries can have for sustainable growth.

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