Africa shifts its focus onto China

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By Alex Lennane

02/04/2012

Based on a Standard Bank report (which you can access here and will be available in our Research section, when it’s up and running), this article identifies nine trends on the economic ties between Africa and China. From humbe beginnings, this trade lane is growing up fast, and China is now Africa’s largest export destination.

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