In-Market Insights - Mind the gap: How to fix Africa's infrastructure funding shortfall

Africa's funding infrastructure gap is well documented. The continent collectively only invests four percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in infrastructure development, costing it as much as two percent of potential GDP growth every year. In comparison, China spends some 14 percent. What strategies and partnerships does the continent need to tackle its infrastructure backlog? From Davos, Switzerland, Godfrey Mutizwa has Standard Bank Corporate and Investment Banking CEO, Luvuyo Masinda and Andrew DeLeone, Alstom Region President for Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. In-Market Insights