Throwback: DAVOS Interview - Chairman and CEO at Renault-Nissan


Africa is the new frontier for growth after the BRICS, says Carlos Ghosn, the Chairman and CEO of the Franco-Japanese carmaker Renault-Nissan.

"We are now in the second position, but investing heavily not only in North and South Africa, but also in countries like Nigeria where we are establishing a new plant."

The interview was published in the March 2015 issue of the Dubai-based magazine TRENDS - An International Magazine on Arab Affairs. Below is the jpeg file of the TRENDS magazine.


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