Trade and entrepreneurship in Ethiopia
by Ethiopia at a glance Ethiopia is officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) and is situated in the Horn of Africa. It …
Month: August 2013
The Business Environment of Tunisia
by Africa’s rise over the past decade has been very real. While sceptics still abound, the evidence of the continent’s clear progress over the past decade …
Barclays Microbanking Initiative – partnering with Susu Collectors
by Choosing the best intermediary: the competitive advantage of Susu Collectors Believing that «bringing ‘unbanked’ people into the mainstream of financial services is an integral part …
Analysis of the Business Environment of Ghana
by Ghana is a West African country with a population of about 25 million people as of 2012. It has an area of about 239,460 square …
Enabling an Economy, one socially responsible sojourn at a time
by Mozambique in focus: Forward Facing Frontier Economy According to the most recent World Bank country report [1] recent phenomenal economic evolution has earned Mozambique the …
Investing in Botswana? What you need to know.
by After almost fifty years since it became independent from the United Kingdom, Botswana enjoyed uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment creating …
Ghana-Economy and Market Opportunities
by 1.0 INTRODUCTION The country of Ghana has the fastest growing economy in Africa with a GDP (US $) close to 42 billion. (IMF, 7 May …
The Susu Collection System in Ghana and experiences in linking formal and informal financial intermediaries
The Susu Collection System of Ghana Susu collection is one of Ghana’s most ancient traditional banking systems. In the Akan language, the term ‘Susu’ means …
Zambia -The African Gold-Mine
by During my research, I realized how rich a country Zambia is. Yet, few writers talk about this 753000 km, 13 million people strong landlocked country. …
The state of play of investment facilitation in Rwanda: Opportunities and challenges.
by Rwanda has been credited for the World Bank and various international bodies for putting in place an enabling environment for investor facilitation like tax incentives …
Nairobi’s Informal Graduates – Business Beacons or Downward Developers?
by Summary: This article seeks to fill research voids on the study-to-work transition of educated Africans. Groups of Kenyan graduates seek careers in the informal economy …
The Business Environment in Madagascar
by Overview “Entrepreneurship needs to be stimulated in Africa to strengthen job creation” African Economic Outlook, 2012 Madagascar is a developing island nation off the east …
Rwanda: a country strengthened by its Lessons
Introduction Rwanda, land of a thousand hills. Land where one can find the delightful mountain gorillas, land which has experienced a phenomenon that vehemently denies …
Microfinance and the Integration between Formal and Informal Finance in Ghana
This post was written by Roberta Zenere Ghana: a brief profile of the country Ghana, officially, the Republic of Ghana, is a Western Africa country …
Ease of starting up new ventures in Côte d’Ivoire
by Over the second half of the 20th century, Côte d’Ivoire was one of the most prosperous West African countries with strong exports of cash crops …