Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa Real Estate Investor Magazine - August 2017 | Page 45

OFFSHORE LAURENCE RAPP COBUS VAN HEERDEN The Spanish economy currently provides one of the most attractive growth rates in the Eurozone region with GDP growth of 3.2% in 2016 and 2.2% forecast for 2017 compared with 1.5% for the Eurozone – an outperformance trend set to continue for the next decade. Declining unemployment is spurring robust economic growth and increasing consumer spend. The city of Pemba has enormous economic potential and we are proud to invest in its future with this key development. Doing business in Mozambique, and in Pemba specifically, has been an immensely positive experience. CEO OF VUKILE www.reimag.co.za ATTERBURY PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT TONY SMEDLEY HEAD OF CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN INVESTMENT AT SCHRODER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Over 80% of [our] portfolio is located in Europe’s fastest growing locations by GDP growth. We are well positioned to focus on generating long term shareholder value, as we look at the available options to grow the Company over the medium-to-long term. AUGUST 2017 SA Real Estate Investor 43