Gigaba outlines strategy for intracontinental economic growth

Africans must not expect others to invest in what the continent itself is not ready to invest in, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday, noting that there was a need for well-structured and bankable projects. Addressing a Black Business Council breakfast roundtable, in Durban, Gigaba said that while capital resources may be limited, they was not insignificant. “We need to mobilise our domestic savings and capital markets to invest in deals on the continent.