Money Transfer is on the rise in Africa, and there are several brands taking the lead in dominating territories and other market segments. Remittance flows to sub-Saharan Africa were recorded to be $48 billion in 2019, but the true total is likely to be significantly...
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Ethiopia’s Private telecom licence — capital structure the business case for investors
A Safaricom-led consortium’s US$850m bid wins Ethiopia’s first private telecom licence. The real story is capital structure, currency risk and bankability.
Kenya’s Lamu Port opens — customer adoption how the market shifts for African business
Lamu Port’s first berth is a public, patient-capital asset with returns still ahead; the bankable risks are traffic, maintenance and currency.
South Sudan 4G launch in South Sudan — capital structure what comes next for investors
Zain’s 4G launch in South Sudan on 8 March 2021, read as a capital project: dollar capex, pound revenue and where local firms can enter the stack.
First mobile-money licence in Somalia — capital structure why it matters for investors
Somalia’s first mobile-money licence makes the payment economy bankable, reframing who funds it, who carries float risk and who can invest.
AfCFTA trading begins in East Africa — capital structure what comes next for investors
AfCFTA begins 1 January 2021: following the capital behind East African continental trade — working capital, trade finance, currency and settlement risk.
Payment systems law in Uganda — regional opportunity what comes next across the region
Uganda’s Payment Systems Act 2020 firms up the base for EAC payment interoperability and gives regional fintechs a clearer, supervised route in.
Payment systems law in Uganda — market impact how the market shifts across East Africa
Uganda’s National Payment Systems Act 2020 reprices fintech risk, ring-fences customer funds and reshapes who funds and owns payments businesses.
The Future of Leadership is Female
Despite South Africa’s attempts to even out the playing field between men and women in leadership, the country still has a long way to go. Reports have shown moderate improvement in the appointment of women at executive level but have remained conspicuously unchanged...