Build A Solid Macro-economic Policy Environment, Protect Local Investments And Strengthen Intra-African Trade
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) recently held its virtual 52nd Plenary Session with the official opening and keynote by Hon. Betty C. Maina (Cabinet Secretary – Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development, Kenya). Themed “Business Environment, Competitiveness and Economic Growth in Africa”, the plenary was held over two days with a special session […]
Africa Tourism Leadership Awards 2020
Africa Tourism Leadership Awards recognises the game-changers in the tourism sector. The awards focus on individuals and groups’ initiatives being pursued across the sector. Among the big winners in 2019 included the president of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame who won the Destination Africa Lifetime award. If you know game-changers in the industry, nominate them now […]
The Nedbank IMC 2020 Virtual Conference Gains Traction
With less than a month until the virtual Nedbank IMC 2020, the organisers of the marketing event are excited about the take-up of the new format. The first-of-its-kind marketing conference in South Africa will take place virtually on Friday 24 July 2020. ‘When we decided to go digital, we were curious to see how the […]
Accelerated humanity: How has the rapid acceleration of digitisation impacted our economy, society and humanity?
Insights from economist Iraj Abedian, Nicola Kleyn (Dean of GIBS), Michael Sassoon (Sasfin Group CEO) and Arthur Goldstuck. It has never been more important to think about the future with empathy. Change has become mandatory, as have digitisation and transformation. Humanity is having to relearn itself. The new normal doesn’t exist – it is the […]
Preventing Covid-19 From Becoming A Hunger Crisis In Africa
By Mimi Alemayehou, ONE Campaign Board Member In the last several months, COVID-19 has taken up nearly every news headline in nearly every country in the world. The health impact, testing, confinement, and trying to curb the pandemic have rightly been at the forefront. In the developed world, conversations have been about corporate losses and […]
Planning For Africa’s Property Sector Is More Important Now Than Prediction
By Gerhard Zeelie; Head of Property Finance Africa: Nedbank CIB An understandable response to the economic fallout of Covid-19 is for governments, industries and businesses trying to predict the path that the global economy will take in the coming months and years. However, given that this is a challenging exercise at best, it’s probably a […]
