World & BusinessHow investors price risk across Africa’s diverse markets
Semafor reports that the head of the World Bank’s private-sector arm says investors “absolutely” overprice risk in Africa, pushing up borrowing costs.
TLDR
Investors treat dozens of diverse African markets as a single investment story, the head of the World Bank’s private-sector arm argues, according to Semafor. He says that approach inflates borrowing costs across the continent and that investors “absolutely” overprice risk.
How investors price risk across Africa’s diverse markets
Semafor reports that the head of the World Bank’s private-sector arm says investors “absolutely” overprice risk in Africa, pushing up borrowing costs.
TLDR
Investors treat dozens of diverse African markets as a single investment story, the head of the World Bank’s private-sector arm argues, according to Semafor. He says that approach inflates borrowing costs across the continent and that investors “absolutely” overprice risk.
