BU recently stumbled across this video on the David McQueen blog given by an investment Banker Euvin Naidoo whose perspective on Africa was so uniquely different to what we are fed by our “warmed-over media” in this part of the world. He speaks with confidence and enthusiasm of a land which we have been conditioned by the Western Press to think of in a condescending manner. Some may say that his prism as an Investment Banker caused by managing investment portfolios in Africa makes his outlook predictable.
Despite the thought we were still impressed. The video is 19 minutes long and is a must see for people of the Caribbean who could see benefit from exploiting early alliances with the true mother country. This might serve to dilute our dependence on G8…hint to CARICOM.
Here is his Biography:
Euvin Naidoo is a VP of South Africa’s Standard Bank. He’s also president of the South African Chamber of Commerce America; in this capacity, he works with leading corporations and governments to strengthen trans-Atlantic economic ties. Euvin Naidoo wants to change your mind about Africa. Much of the investment banker’s work centers around reversing false or misleading impressions of the continent, which are widespread through the western world. Armed with facts, figures and a philosophical outlook, Naidoo helps his clients — and the wider public — see a more nuanced picture of the Africa he knows: one that’s large, diverse and full of potential. He offers persuasive reasons why the continent’s challenges should be reframed as opportunities, and why investing in Africa can make great business sense.Based in Manhattan, Naidoo focuses on acquisition finance and private-equity transactions for emerging markets in Latin America and Africa. A third-generation South African, he spent four years as a consultant with McKinsey & Co., and holds an MBA from Harvard.
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