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How Werksmans found success in Africa – January 2014

Africa Update

How Werksmans found success in Africa – January 2014

Africa is, and will long remain, a veritable honey pot to investors seeking economic honey. To understand its development better, one must delve into actual studies of Africa’s growth, examining its development from the perspective of those who are driving and influencing it.

Frontier Market Network is an online business community in 118 countries that connects businesses, distribution agents and investors in frontier markets; particularly Africa. Frontier has recently completed a series of articles highlighting successful companies in South Africa.

Included here is Werksmans in the legal/professional services sector. Written by Werksmans directorGreg Nott, the article looks at the success of the firm in Africa, our view on the continent’s growth and investment prospects, as well as factors currently driving growth of law firms in Africa. It makes for insightful reading on where the continent is headed and the opportunities being pursued. Click here to read: https://ow.ly/rhROm

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