South Africa shares the title of largest African Foreign Domestic Investment (FDI) hub with Morocco in 2017, according to a report released by Ernest and Young Global (EY)
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Rwanda and Alibaba set up Africa's first e-trade hub

Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Alibaba Group executive chairman Jack Ma, during the official launch of the eWTP in Kigali. (Image source: Alibaba)
Rwanda became the first African country to set up an Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP)
Telcos can play a central role in the US$15bn AI market: Solon

Increasing data availability and higher processing power are facilitating this evolution, allowing better methods to be used on more data at a lower cost. (Image source: Mario Caruso/Unsplash)
Telecoms operators can take advantage of the AI revolution by optimising their own business activities and acting as ‘technical’ AI platform enablers for other industries, which are expected to spend US$15bn annually on AI business operations by 2021
BDO Morocco and OXIAL offer new compliance service for African firms

New service targets emerging African market with fully digitised compliance and risk management. (Image source: AdobeStock/139439661)
African businesses can now benefit from the very latest digital compliance and risk management solution, thanks to a new offering from BDO Morocco and new generation GRC solution provider OXIAL, according to a press release by ResponseSource
Nigeria is set to host Africa Trade Forum 2018
The Africa Trade Forum 2018, set to take place on 2-3 November 2018 in Lagos, will discuss the process for realising the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)