Cape Town - One should think of Africa as the continent of opportunities of the young and the new, according to David Craig, president: financial and risk at Thomson Reuters.
Firstly the continent has a large number of young people and secondly a lot of technological innovation is happening on the continent, he said in his opening address at the 4th Trading Africa Summit hosted by Thomson Reuters and Barclays Africa in Cape Town this week. More than 70 speakers and more than 600 delegates are attending.
To have success in Africa one must be present on the continent and cannot expect to grow it from New York, for instance, in Craig's view.