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By: Gregoire Danel Fedou Across Africa, women-led businesses face well-documented barriers that hinder their growth and access to finance. Many women cannot use land, property, or significant assets as collateral because they do not own them. Instead, they often rely on informal financial services, such as savings groups. Distrust of banks, sometimes stemming from past […]
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In South Africa’s Western Cape, a boutique hotel and wine farm is grappling with rising insurance costs and increasing climate-related risks—from drought to wildfires. Through the Resilient Sustainable Business (RSB) Programme, the business learned to integrate environmental risk assessments into its strategy, helping it build both long-term sustainability and financial resilience. This story reflects the […]
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By Amadou Diallo, Chief executive officer, DHL Global Forwarding Middle East and Africa All across Africa, bright young people work every day to create a better, greener, more prosperous future. Demographically, the continent is younger than any other – and the Ouagadougou Partnership estimates that Africa will account for more than half of the world’s population growth […]
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