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Small and medium enterprises in the fast-growing East African economic region leverage cloud technologies to automate, improve and accelerate business processes and growth. SMEs in the East African region are using digital transformation initiatives to increase their competitiveness and ensure they are set for growth despite challenging trading conditions. According to Pedro Guerreiro, Managing Director: […]
...Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the region’s economic growth was projected at more than 5 percent, well above continent’s average of 3.3 percent and global average of 2.9 percent COVID-19 curbs East Africa’s growth, but still the strongest in the continent; Report calls for transition to higher value-added activities to build resilience to shocks. Economic […]
...With South Africa’s economy in the doldrums and the largest economy on the continent, Nigeria, (population 190 million), struggling to reach 2% growth, the focus for international trade and investment should justifiably move to East Africa. Combining the countries of Ethiopia, with a population of 105 million, and adding the populations of Kenya, Tanzania and […]
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