Furthermore, more than 60% of its population is under the age of 25, and it is estimated that, by 2030, SSA will be home to more than one-quarter of the world’s total under-25 population.7  5 Taken from “The Future of Work: Trends, Impacts and the Case for G20 Action”, March 2018 6 The ‘fourth industrial revolution’: potential and risks for Africa, The Conversation 7 World Economic Forum.
The promise which was made to all nationalities, and in particular to the Germans before the euro started was the following: The new currency will be at least as confidence-inspiring and as a good store of value as the previous national one. And I can say today to you: The promise has been met.