Egypt: Future African trade heavyweight? Published by Seth Onyango on 28 October 2021 Fast-growing trade, digital – and soon, physical – links across the Sahara are changing Egypt’s role on the continent, in what could mark the first stirrings of a regional trade behemoth.
Want to profit from Africa’s young population? Try the stationery industry Published by Conrad Onyango on 18 September 2021 Africa’s increasing population of school-going children is significantly growing the demand for writing materials and other forms of stationery.
Egypt becomes new frontier for start-up investment in Africa Published by Seth Onyango on 5 August 2021 Egypt is emerging as the biggest investment market for start-ups.
Building the Starbucks of healthcare in Egypt Published by Jeanette Clark on 13 January 2021 Like the coffee franchise, Dawi Clinics’ goal is to establish a standardised and scalable chain of clinics.
Egypt: Entrepreneur builds e-commerce platform that connects small retailers to suppliers Published by Gloria Mwaniga Odary on 2 January 2021 Belal El-Megharbel, CEO of MaxAB, describes how he grew his business from a small warehouse outside Cairo to a platform that features 22,000 retailers selling everything from dairy products to laundry detergent.
Egypt: An investment case for global companies Published by Cavan Osborne on 3 March 2020 Unpacking investment opportunities in Egypt.
In 2100, five out of the ten most populous countries in the world will be in Africa Published by Katharina Buchholz on 26 January 2020 While in 2020, five out of the ten most populous countries in the world were located in Asia, the picture will look different in 2100.
Does Africa need a space programme? Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 27 November 2019 Egypt on Tuesday launched its first government-owned communications satellite – Tiba-1 – into orbit, to support civil and military communication.
The journey so far: Ameer Sherif, CEO, BasharSoft Published by Nelly Murungi on 21 October 2019 ‘At times, we didn’t even have enough cash for office rent and had to change offices five times in two years.’
Where to invest in Africa? Ranking the top 10 countries Published by Staff Writer on 1 October 2019 South Africa falls to third place as Tanzania drops out of the top 10.
Signs of economic stress in Egypt Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 23 September 2019 Thousands of Egyptians took to the streets in several cities across the country over the weekend.
Investment trip to Egypt: One of the most exciting African countries today Published by Cavan Osborne on 20 September 2019 A trip to Egypt always seems to bring out some interesting investment ideas, writes Cavan Osborne
Africa needs to brace itself for more austerity Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 13 September 2019 Nigeria’s government has approved a plan to increase the country’s VAT rate from 5% to 7.2%.
Don’t forget about Africa’s debt problem Published by Nurmara Daily Brief on 12 September 2019 While it’s fallen out of the news headlines recently, Africa’s debt problem is not going away.
