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The study aimed to track the African countries’ performance in most significant economic indicators in 20192020/ by rereading some international reports that provide current and future expectations of investment climate, the appropriate business environment and the potential to benefit from economic conditions in forming a future vision for the African continent. The study examined the African countries’ most relevant macroeconomic indicators, followed by the continent’s performance in ease of doing business indicators, economic freedom indicators, and global competitiveness indicators. The study found that African countries’ performance in all these indicators is lower than global averages. It also illustrated that in all these indicators, Mauritius leads the continent’s countries. The study suggested accelerating the digital transformation of the African economy, increase transparency and combat corruption in order to improve the business and investment climate in Africa and optimize the use of its available resources, in addition to creating an investment-friendly legal and regulatory environment, strengthening investor rights’ protection and enhancing capacity for innovation.
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