Riyaz Patel
The UK’s International Development Secretary, Alok Sharma, says he is optimistic that relations with Africa will be “turbo-charged,” with trade, business and investment deals being struck left, right and centre.
“Africa’s economic potential is huge, with eight of the world’s 15 fastest growing economies and a population set to double to over 2 billion by 2050,” said Sharma.
And the UK-Africa Investment Summit can be seen as evidence of the appetite of the UK government for this significant expansion.
“This Summit is a major step in unlocking the UK’s unique offer, becoming Africa’s investment partner of choice and benefiting people and businesses across the UK and Africa,” he added.
But, trade is tricky. Trade agreements trickier, and trade negotiations to get those agreements locked exponentially more complicated.
Trade volume $bn (Source: UK Office of National Statistics)
This means that any potential change
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