6 of the world’s top 10 fastest growing economies are currently in Africa, according to the World Bank’s latest report, and Africa’s economy as a whole is projected to continue to rise to 3.2 percent in 2018 and to a further 3.5 percent in 2019. According to the report, non-resource intensive countries are expected to expand at a solid pace, helped by robust investment growth. The list is led by Ghana, followed by Ethiopia and Côte d’Ivoire, with Senegal and Tanzania occupying the fifth and sixth spots respectively. The latest forecast places Ethiopia’s growth at 8.2 percent with Ghana leading the continent at 8.3 percent. The top 10 African economies that women entrepreneurs can watch for future business opportunities in 2018 as forecasted by the World Bank are Ghana, Ethiopia, Cote D’Ivoire, Senegal, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Benin, Rwanda and Niger. These are exciting times for Africa’s economy as the world looks to tap into unprecedented investment and business opportunities that are emerging - the challenge is for women entrepreneurs to also seize these opportunities.

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