Posted in: Press Releases on Aug 12, 2020
African wealth is most often created through entrepreneurship, according to respondents from five countries in a continent-wide research exercise conducted by Intellidex and sponsored by Standard Bank.
The “right idea” is the most common element in terms of driving entrepreneurial success in Africa. This is followed by timing and having the right team. Finance is often cited as the least important element.
The research, released in an online presentation on 12 August, was conducted in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Mauritius. It had two phases: a comprehensive survey was completed by 265 high net worth Africans; Intellidex then conducted in-depth interviews with 75 respondents (65 from South Africa, 56 from Nigeria, 56 from Kenya, 53 from Ghana and 36 from Mauritius).
The majority of respondents had net asset values of between US1$m and $2m; though 25 of the respondents were worth more than $100m.
Other key findings include:
Further important findings related to wealth preservation, philanthropy and inter-generational wealth are also fleshed out in the study.
To download the full report, click here.
Access the presentation slides here.
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