In their times, Sir Francis Drake explored for Elizabeth I of England and for her alone. Vasco da Gama carefully drew maps of his trip round Cape Horn for the Portuguese king only. And Cristopher Columbus, a native of Genoa, was hired by and thus worked solely for the Spanish King and Queen.
We are aware that much remains to be done to make a bigger dent on poverty and to raise living standards. We need to accelerate growth through more trade, more private sector development, more effective use of public resources and a deepening of our respective financial sectors. There are wide disparities in the financial sector across Africa.