Resumen de Africa: : no longer a frontier

Rob Mathews, Melissa Butler, Joshua Van der Ploeg, Amir Heyat

• The article takes a look at economic diversity in Africa and the challenges it poses to financial institutions. It notes the effect of regional economic integration in coordinating economic policies and promoting monetary cooperation. It mentions the positive macroeconomic growth of Africa since the 2008 global financial crisis, and its attraction of foreign direct investment and funding through international capital markets