By 2040, the continent’s working-age population will total an estimated 1.1 billion people, providing businesses with a larger labor pool than even China or India. Moreover, economic expansion is taking place not just in urban centers, but in small towns and villages as well.
外国投资者报告其在非洲的投资回报率比其他任何新兴地区都要高。到2040年，非洲大陆的工作适龄人口预计将达到11亿人，成为比中国和印度更大的劳动力储备大军。此外，经济扩张并不局限于城市中心，小村镇也在增长。