At any rate, both the Netherlands and Denmark appear to be already a little way ahead of the larger countries on the continent. Hence Germany is looking here towards Denmark with growing interest.
The process of globalisation brings with it growing competition amongst the approximately thirty countries that have now been grouped together as the emerging markets of the world. Investors, mainly from the industrial countries, have many options on where they can invest their funds. South Africa came through the financial turmoil of the past eighteen months relatively well.