Mark Mobius: The role of technology in accelerating emerging markets’ growth Published by Mark Mobius on 15 September 2014 Technology is linking potential customers to markets at a rate that would have seemed impossible even a decade ago
Making sense of Africa’s middle class Published by Jaco Maritz on 12 September 2014 New study challenges some commonly held perceptions about the size of Africa’s middle class.
‘No secret to doing business in Africa,’ says Nakumatt MD Atul Shah Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 September 2014 “Just deliver your promises to customers and respect the cultural norms.”
Restaurateur on why he is leaving KFC Kenya to rebuild the Kengeles brand Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 September 2014 Gavin Bell hopes to take the lessons he has acquired running KFC to rebuild his brand Kengeles.
Ashish Thakkar on doing business in Africa… and becoming an astronaut Published by Staff Writer on 10 September 2014 Ashish Thakkar is an entrepreneur with a vision of placing Africa at the centre of the world stage.
Why 100m Nigerians could soon have a MasterCard in their wallets Published by Kate Douglas on 8 September 2014 Nigeria’s controversial new MasterCard-branded identity card is a huge coup for the payments company.
Africa Tech Trends: Unexpected players entering the telecoms space Published by Tom Jackson on 6 September 2014 Tom Jackson on the latest developments in Africa’s technology industry.
Report reveals sub-Saharan Africa’s 10 most competitive economies Published by Caroline Galvan on 4 September 2014 The World Economic Forum ranks the region’s most competitive countries.
40 African countries have a smaller GDP than US state of Vermont Published by Jaco Maritz on 3 September 2014 Vermont has a larger economy than countries such as Côte d’Ivoire, Zambia and Mozambique.
Banking on BRICS Published by Mark Mobius on 2 September 2014 “If the BRICS countries are able to achieve unity of purpose, I think this group and its new development bank could become very powerful in changing the global financial landscape.”
Visa pushing for electronic payments in sub-Saharan Africa Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 1 September 2014 Visa boss highlights the need to create awareness on the benefits of electronic payments.
Liquor giant replacing imports with local manufacturing in key African markets Published by Jaco Maritz on 29 August 2014 Distell has acquired land for factories in both Angola and Nigeria.
Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital emerges from the shadow of war Published by Brian Klaas on 27 August 2014 Once rocked by war and ethnic tensions, Abidjan is again rising.
Africa’s middle class might be smaller than previously thought Published by Jaco Maritz on 25 August 2014 Many Africans previously seen as “middle class” are in fact highly vulnerable to various economic shocks.
