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Editor, Emerging Markets & Trade
Elena Vargas researches consumer market trends and cross-border trade corridors. She focuses on the AfCFTA impact, demographic shifts, and regional economic integration opportunities.
elena.vargas@africafdi.orgGlobal mining exploration investment is expected to exceed $15 billion by 2026. Can Africa attract more capital? Analyzing the impact of capital flows, critical minerals, and ESG on Africa's investment landscape.
According to UNCTAD data, the top ten greenfield investment projects in Africa in 2025 are expected to attract approximately $25 billion in capital expenditure. This article breaks down capital flows, sources, and investment logic, analyzing new shifts in Africa's capital landscape.
Based on PwC's capital project accounting framework, analyze how the logic of cost capitalization in African infrastructure investment affects capital flows and investment decisions.
According to Market Research Future data, the MENA retail market is expected to reach USD 601.5 billion by 2035. This article analyzes its capital sources, investment logic, and impact on African capital flows.
Based on the latest policy brief from the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), analyze the capital competition, investment logic, and geopolitical strategic changes behind Africa's energy transition.
Based on the latest MRFR report, analyze the capital dynamics behind the $362 billion MENA retail market, and explore the potential implications of consumption-driven growth for Africa's investment landscape.
Recent key M&A deals in South Africa show that global capital is evaluating African assets with greater precision, with funds shifting from resource extraction to consumer markets, energy transition, and infrastructure.
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sovereign wealth funds are shifting from traditional Western markets toward Asia and Africa, with over $50 billion invested in Africa in 2023. Based on Deloitte's latest report, this article analyzes the sources of capital, investment logic, and regional impact, exploring Africa's new position in global capital flows.
Based on the CFR report, analyze how the Belt and Road Initiative reshapes global capital flows and its impact on debt, competition, and long-term investment patterns in emerging markets such as Africa.
As China's infrastructure loans to Africa plummet, Gulf sovereign funds, commercial banks, and enterprises are pouring into Africa on an unprecedented scale. This article analyzes the sources, investment logic, and industry focus of Gulf capital, revealing a structural shift in global capital flows.
BCG's report focuses on the transformation of traditional retail in Africa, driven by deep changes in demographics, digitalization, and capital flows. This article deconstructs this trend from a capital perspective.
According to Generation Research data, although Asia-Pacific travel retail beauty sales declined by 11.1%, excluding China, they grew by nearly 8%, and capital is shifting from China to Southeast Asia and India.
Africa Mining Week 2026 brings together financial institutions such as AFC, DFC, and Standard Bank, revealing that global capital is accelerating its deployment in Africa's critical mineral supply chain through infrastructure financing, private equity, and commercial loans.
IFC provides a $150 million loan to Airtel Africa for network expansion, marking a long-term commitment by development finance institutions to invest in Africa's digital infrastructure.
By 2035, global sovereign wealth fund assets are expected to double to $30 trillion, with Middle Eastern funds dominating. This trend is accelerating capital deployment in Africa, reshaping the regional investment landscape.
Analyze how Rwanda promotes fintech development through national strategies, attracts capital inflows, and becomes the digital financial center of East Africa.
Guardian Exploration has acquired a helicopter-portable diamond drill rig for exploration in Yukon and Nunavut in 2026. This investment reflects the strategy of mining companies to enhance operational control and cost efficiency through their own equipment during the exploration phase.
Swedish green steel startup Stegra completes €1.4 billion financing, led by the Wallenberg consortium. This article analyzes the funding sources, investment logic, and long-term impact on the global green steel investment landscape from a capital flow perspective.
The African synthetic grease market is highly dependent on imports, with annual growth of 3-5%, and advanced formulations growing faster. Global lubricant giants dominate supply, while local production is weak. Logistics bottlenecks and foreign exchange fluctuations pose challenges, but growing industrial automation and renewable energy investments are attracting capital to reassess Africa's investment value.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has recovered to 57% of pre-conflict levels, but the deep vulnerabilities in Africa's fuel imports have been laid bare. This article analyzes from the perspective of capital flows why this event may accelerate global capital's reassessment of the investment value of Africa's energy infrastructure.