Some catching up to do. Foreign investment in africa has reached record highs, but that the United States is being led more by its domestic policies and we are letting europe and china grow at a faster rate. While our exports to the continent are at a record high it is also true that only 2 of our total exports go to africa. And that means were missing out on a major opportunity to create jobs here at home. In america theres a disconnect between the reality of the African Market and the perception of the African Market. And this conference is aimed at fixing that. Countries and companies that ignore the African Market do so at their own peril. And that will become increasingly true with each passing year. The business that i own, bloomberg lp has offices in six countries in africa, eight cities, employing more than 160 people, including more than 120 fulltime and freelance journalists and we are growing there. In fact the First Business trip that i took after leaving office in january
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