WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM

Africa’s positive economic outlook is under pressure mainly due to adverse changes in the global economy, and is expected to remain just below 5 per cent this year. As many countries in the region improve their investment climate and undertake macroeconomic policy reforms, foreign direct investment flows are expected to continue to grow, although at a slower pace. This is one of the pertinent issues that came under the spotlight during preliminary sessions of the World Economic Forum being held in Kigali, Rwanda. It is the 3rd time that the African continent hosts a summit of this magnitude. The first was held in Nigeria, then South Africa and now Rwanda. The theme of this is “Connecting Africa’s Resources through Digital Transformation,”. To help us understand the issues to be discussed from today until Sunday, we are joined on the line by:Sylvanus Karamera: Channel Africa: Correspondent based in Kigali, Rwanda: Paul Boynton: Chief Executive Officer: Alternative Investments from Old Mutual: Pieter Laubsher: Chief Economist: Bureau for Economic Research: Amanda Fitchen : Department of Economics at the Univrsity of South Africa: