Fund application Around just 30% of Nigerian SMMEs currently have a loan with a bank or microfinance institution. This is mainly because many of the country’s estimated 37 million SMMEs – which are… Read more
Equal measures Increasing the number of women in sub-Saharan labour markets will not only help eliminate poverty and boost the well-being of the continent’s people but it will also prevent the region… Read more
Energy audit A new wave of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity will hit the global market soon – and Africa could benefit. According to McKinsey Energy Insights, the supply of natural… Read more
Growth spurt This year, South African e-commerce is expected to reach an important milestone whereby online retail sales surpass the 1% mark for the very first time. While this may represent just… Read more
Premium cover More than 92% of all premiums paid to the continent’s insurance firms came from just 10 African countries – six of which surpassed the US$1 billion threshold in non-life premiums. Those… Read more
