Fintech and the future of Africa explained
Seven of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies are African, and the continent’s total GDP is forecast to double between 2015 and 2030...
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China’s ambitious roadmap to global dominance
The Belt & Road Initiative is arguably China’s most ambitious cross-national infrastructure and trade development plan, but it has some obvious roadblocks...
Bancor provides Kenyans a viable currency alternative
A blockchain solution to the big catastrophe the people in Kenya are facing as a result of rising poverty and no possibility of sustainable living...
Tech Startup Funding Report illustrates Africa’s startup-investor boom
South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya are top destinations for tech investments in 2017...
Islamic Banking regulations approved by the government of Uganda
The Central Bank will soon publish the new approved regulations...
UAE National Committee for the WTO holds meeting in Abu Dhabi
Discusses outcomes of ministerial meeting and trade policy review results July 13, 2016: The UAE National Committee for the World Trade Organization recently held its seventh meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy in Abu Dhabi which was chaired by H.E. Eng. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy. The meeting was...
Turner & Townsend opens new hub in Kenya
Company is involved in more than 40 projects across Africa July 5, 2016: Global professional services consultancy Turner & Townsend has opened an office in Kenya as the country sees solid economic growth, with the outlook for continued investment in infrastructure and construction. The company is currently involved in more than 40 projects across Africa,...
Battling for billions
New mobile payments provider Equitel heats up competition in Kenya Amoxers Wachira July 30, 2015: In Kenya, it is unbelievably easy to complete transactions using a simple mobile phone handset. Such is the success of M-Pesa, Kenya’s pioneering mobile payments platform, that the country has been thrust in the unlikely position of a global leader...
Kenya’s betting big on infrastructure
Earlier this year, various organisations placed the East African nation among the fastest growing economies in the world Amoxers Wachira and Veronicah Riba July 10, 2015: Africa has been described as the Dark Continent for many years. However, with economies of a couple of African countries recording growth in recent years, the narrative is quickly...
Pioneering business models lead to higher returns
Frost & Sullivan analyses key forces collapsing, disrupting and transforming the banking industry landscape April 23, 2015: Over the past decade and a half, banks have had to contend with a dynamic business model landscape. Key forces, like ever changing customer experience requirements, regulatory adjustments, and the rapid development of technology are transforming the banking landscape...