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At simply 23, American Finn Walker is already working his personal funding agency, Heron Companions, which invests in firms listed on African inventory exchanges. Jaco Maritz, editor-in-chief of How we made it in Africa, spoke to Walker to search out out extra.
Subjects mentioned in the course of the interview embody:
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What attracted him to African equities
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Capitalising on misperceptions concerning the continent
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Why the fund holds a place in Zimbabwe
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How he picks his investments
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Are African shares riskier than the US market?

