How can we build businesses of scale in sub-Saharan Africa?

Economic growth across African countries is under half that of the South Asian economies, while Africa has double the portion of unemployed.

If the continent is to achieve decent work for all, it needs more formal firms creating quality jobs for the millions of people entering the labour market every year.

New research from the Africa Programme at Chatham House (available from 8 September) looks at how to grow larger businesses in sub-Saharan Africa that can create the jobs the continent needs. In this podcast, Alex Vines from the Africa Programme, Alex MacGillivray from CDC, and Chibamba Lopa from impact investor Grofin discuss why the work's important and what impact it'll have.