Frontier Capital Market

Posted: September 16th, 2015

By Dr. Robin Renee Sanders

Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Renee Sanders is the founder of CEO- FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative and owns FE3DS, LLC which work on economic development, Africa diaspora, ICT, and business strategies for Africa. She served the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria and the Republic of Congo, U.S. Permanent Representative to the West African Regional Organization ECOWAS, and as Africa Director at the National Security Council at the White House.

Nigeria is considered a frontier capital market and one of the most important business destinations in sub-Saharan Africa (SSAfrica) along with Kenya, South Africa, and Ethiopia. Although this is a positive, there are some major economic challenges. Most of these issues pre-date the election of Nigeria’s new administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari, but they now fall under his leadership to address. Just as there are positives and challenges on the business side for SSAfrica’s largest economy—which Nigeria became in 2014—similar dichotomies exist on the security side. Let’s take a current look at both:

The Current Business & Investment Environment:

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