The AfrAsian - Issue 30 - May 2017

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AfrAsia Bank, in collaboration with NewWorld Wealth, a leading research company in South Africa, launched the AfrAsia Bank Africa Wealth Report 2017
in March 2017. The report highlights the fastest wealth growing nations across Africa. Mauritius, a booming lending Hub and investment destination
of choice, has topped the charts by registering the fastest growth rate of 230% of HNWIs from 2006 to 2016. A similar trend is forecasted for the next
decade whereby Mauritius maintains its first position in the growth of HNWIs, which represents an enormous business growth potential for the Island.
You can catch a glimpse of the report’s key finding d you are welcomed to download the full report a
for a deeper insight into the wealth market and its prospects in the coming years.
AFRASIA BANK AFRICA WEALTH REPORT 2017
WORLD STATS End of 2016
US$192 trillion
Worldwide
Wealth Pool
US$27,000
Wealth per capita
522,00
Mul�-millionaires
13.6 million
HNWIs in the world
US$69 trillion
HNWI Wealth Pool
US$800 billion
HNWI Wealth Pool
AFRICA STATS End of 2016
US$2.2 trillion
Total individual wealth
US$2,000
Wealth per capita
7,010
Mul�-millionaires
living in Africa
145,000
HNWI living in Africa