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Overall, growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), home to over 1 billion people remains at below potential in recent years because of continued external headwinds and climate shocks, such as droughts, cyclones and heavy rainfalls coupled with security tensions and slower pace of domestic reforms in some countries
uKheshe card in action. (Image source: uKheshe)
A year since launching, uKheshe, South Africa’s QR cash card and microtransaction platform, has left a significant imprint on South Africa’s unbanked and underbanked
Africa needs to flourish its business environment to enter a sustainable development path. (Image source: nielvdw/Adobe Stock)
A survey of more than 350 business leaders across five of some of Africa’s fastest-growing economies reveals a high degree of optimism – 81 per cent report that the business situation in their country is good or satisfactory, despite ongoing and well-documented challenges
The conference stressed on the fact that joblessness could result in unrest and conflict. (Image source: AfDB)
The 2019 African Economic Conference (AEC) opened in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El Sheikh on Monday with a call on African policymakers to take bold steps to tackle red-tape and high startup costs in order to create decent and well-paying jobs for the continent’s youth
James Quincey, chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola; a Nigeria Bottling Company sales representative and Zoran Bogdanovic, Coca-Cola Hellenic CEO during a market visit at Maryland in Lagos. (Image source: Coca-Cola)
The Global CEO and chairman of the Coca-Cola James Quincey culminated a tour to Africa last week with an aim to explore the vast opportunity that the continent presents in driving it’s growth strategy over the next decade
