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Africa is a highly attractive target for foreign investment. It boasts six of the world's ten fastest-growing
economies (IMF--World Economic Outlook: Recovery Strengthens, Remains Uneven (April 2014)) and one-third of its countries have GDP growth rates of over 6% (AfDB et al).
Arbitration analysis: In Part 1 of this series, Steven Finizio,
Danielle Morris and Katherine Drage of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale
and Dorr LLP explore the importance of enforcement of arbitral
awards to those investing in Africa and the difficulties they
face.
Originally published by Lexis@PSL Arbitration, 7 July
2015.
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