In the Central African Republic, expectations are sky high Published by World Bank on 11 July 2016 For the first time in its history, the country has a democratically elected president and parliament.
‘Not too late to build FMCG brands in East Africa’ Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 11 July 2016 Kenyan company taking on the big boys with household cleaning products.
Oil and gas to be major attraction for private equity over next 12 months Published by Staff Writer on 11 July 2016 A recent EY survey reveals 43% of private equity investors plan to deploy capital into oil and gas by first half of 2017.
Ecobank identifies five hot spots for investment in Africa Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 10 July 2016 Some countries are still growing fast on the back of increasingly diversified economies, an expanding consumer class and rising capital inflows.
Costly home loans suppressing a ‘massive opportunity’ in low-income housing Published by Kate Douglas on 8 July 2016 Less than 10% of households can afford a mortgage for even the cheapest newly-built house.
Empire spanning toilet paper to food: How this Malawian ‘figured it out’ Published by Kate Douglas on 7 July 2016 Mike Chilewe Jnr might only be 27, but he is already running a number of businesses – from advertising to manufacturing toilet paper to agricultural exports.
How this husband-and-wife team started a construction business in Equatorial Guinea Published by Jaco Maritz on 7 July 2016 ‘You have to be prepared to be knocked on your arse and get up again. No business is easy.’
The real estate company on the lookout for Kenya’s next property hot spots Published by Nelly Murungi on 7 July 2016 Solomon Wangwe is always on the lookout for raw, undeveloped land in the next up-and-coming location.
Start-up snapshot: An unintrusive device for monitoring vitals of sick children Published by Kate Douglas on 6 July 2016 A husband-and-wife team were urged by their son’s medical condition to come up with a device that allowed continuous monitoring of temperature and heart rate.
Private equity fund bosses on doing deals in Ethiopia Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 5 July 2016 A growing number of private equity players are setting up shop in Ethiopia, but it’s not all smooth sailing.
Zambia can beat the economic slowdown by making every kwacha count Published by Gregory Smith on 5 July 2016 Times are hard and Zambians have been feeling the pinch.
Brexit: Cheaper UK expats… and other small, possible silver linings for Africa Published by Kate Douglas on 5 July 2016 Odgers Berndtson’s CEO for sub-Saharan Africa shares what Brexit could mean for expats and study permits.
Côte d’Ivoire: Investors need to keep a cool head, says e-commerce boss Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 4 July 2016 ‘There are lots of business opportunities but investors should not get overexcited.’
Tullow Oil to ramp up activity in Kenya and looks to SMEs for partnership Published by Dinfin Mulupi on 4 July 2016 Tullow Oil is set to intensify drilling activities in Kenya towards the end of this year, with plans to produce ‘early oil’ by the second half of 2017.
