Johannesburg as Africa’s Financial Capital

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In the central regional-hub scenario, an 8 percent capture share produces about US$90.4 billion of cumulative financial-services revenue and about US$71.2 billion of value retained in South Africa.

GSX:AFR-002:C01 · Modelled · Conditional · high sensitivity · Version 1.0

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A01Central hub sharesForty percent of gross capital formation is treated as institutionally or externally financeable. Johannesburg arranges, distributes, services or manages 8 percent of that pool.high sensitivity

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R01Central regional hub, 2026-2050Under the central hub scenario, captured flow is approximately US$1.30 trillion. Fees and spreads produce about US$90.4 billion of cumulative financial-services revenue.modelled

R02Central hub after foreign inputs and offshore deliveryAbout US$71.2 billion is retained as domestic value, US$2.85 billion a year on average, with roughly 15,800 direct jobs and 25,300 direct and indirect jobs.modelled

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Johannesburg as Africa’s Financial Capital · GSX:AFR-002:PDF

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The captured flow is not South African GDP. The paths are constructed, not forecasts. Financial intermediation does not replace weak electricity, logistics, education or public institutions.