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Fast Fashion in Africa
- February 15, 2021
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Africa, Consumer Goods & Retail, Economics, Sustainable Development
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The second-largest sector after agriculture in Africa is the fashion and textile industry with an estimated market value of $31 billion in 2020 and growing every year (1). Fast fashion is a marketing and manufacturing model where clothing moves instantly from the runway to retail stores. Fast fashion captures the latest fashion trends and styles
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Artificial intelligence, a key tool to improve the African health system
- November 23, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Health, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
According to a new report by Novartis Foundation and Microsoft, investment in data and artificial intelligence (AI) will be a key tool for improving health systems during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. Released on September 9, 2020, the report “Reimagining Global Health through Artificial Intelligence: The Roadmap to AI Maturity”[1] concludes that low-income
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The growing need for common ESG standards and regulations: The case of the Asset Management industry
- May 8, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Blog Category, Economics, Finance & Accounting, Financial Services, Funding Trends, North Africa, Sustainable Development
Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) investing has taken the center stage in finance. Investors have been increasingly pouring money into ESG funds, and asset managers have taken notice and responded to this trend by embracing ESG factors within their strategies to attract more inflows, balancing ESG requirements with traditional risk and reward considerations. Despite a
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Microinsurance sector : An overview of the market development and distribution strategies in Africa
- April 29, 2020
- Posted by: marketing
- Category: Africa, Economics, Finance & Accounting, Financial Services, North Africa, Technology, West Africa
Home to more than 700 million low-income citizens, Africa is considered a major market for micro-financial offerings, including microinsurance. According to the 2018 Landscape of Microinsurance in Africa study conducted by the Micro Insurance Network, only 2% of Africa’s low-income population is currently served by microinsurers. Microinsurance at its core is a type of insurance
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Digital Banking in Africa: Origins and Development Outlook
- January 16, 2020
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Africa, Banking, Blog Category, Central Africa, East Africa, Economics, Finance & Accounting, Financial Services, North Africa, West Africa
Today, thanks to digital technology, Africa is the second largest banking market in the world in terms of growth and profitability according to a study conducted by the international consulting firm McKinsey and published in February 2018. While in most parts of the world, the banking sector is facing poor performance and sluggish growth, the
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Concentrated Solar Power
- November 28, 2019
- Posted by: Alaae Sbai
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Economics, Energy, Natural Resources & Energy, North Africa
In southern Morocco, on the edge of the Saharan desert, sits one of the world’s most remarkable engineering projects: the Noor Power Plant. This is the second largest solar plant in the world with a total capacity of 510MW and an area that dwarfs the nearby city of Ouarzazate. However, its staggering size is not -
Africa amidst the Trade War
- October 17, 2019
- Posted by: marketing
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, East Africa, Economics, Financial Services, North Africa, Southern Africa, West Africa
The US-China Trade War has seen two of the world’s largest economies battle each other through increased tariffs, political speeches and propaganda. While the presence of both countries in international cooperation forums, such as the G-20 summit should imply that there is hope for a quick “cease fire”, the current scenario points at a long, -
The Upsurge of Blockchain Market in Africa
- June 21, 2019
- Posted by: marketing
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Central Africa, East Africa, Economics, North Africa, Technology & Telecommunication, West Africa
It is obvious that Africa needs technological innovations to jump a generation and catch up with other countries. The continent can indeed turn the lack of infrastructure from a disadvantage into an asset. It offers a blank playground to test and validate new concepts such as mobile payment, which has quickly gained ground, as it
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The dangers of a cash-crop first policy – The case of Ivory Coast
- May 10, 2019
- Posted by: marketing
- Category: Africa, Agriculture, Blog Category, Central Africa, East Africa, Economics, North Africa, West Africa
This is part two of our African Agriculture series – where we explore successes, failures, and the way forward for African Agriculture policies. The dangers of a cash-crop first policy – The case of Ivory Coast As a continent rich with natural resources, Africa has a long and complex history with the cultivation and exploitation
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GCC Retail Sector : A shift toward Artificial Intelligence
- April 22, 2019
- Posted by: marketing
- Category: Africa, Blog Category, Economics, Technology & Telecommunication
With a growing understanding of the impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to have on customer relations and sales, retailers across the world are exponentially investing in AI with an estimated global annual spending reaching around 7,3 billion dollars by 2022. Artificial intelligence has become a future strategic imperative for retailers. Through enabling process automation,