Intra-African Trade Fair ambassador Abdelmoniem Mahmoud discusses the importance of leveraging the benefits of digitalisation to expand the continent’s intra- and extra-trade opportunities
Commerce
Strengthening financial inclusion in Kenya
4G Capital Group Limited, Citi, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Ford Foundation have collaborated to expand financial inclusion to support the growth of micro-enterprises in Kenya
African Trade Observatory Dashboard to boost AfCFTA implementation
The African Trade Observatory (ATO) – a mechanism being implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC) to help the new African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) function when it goes live in 2021 – has begun testing the online dashboard to give real-time trade statistics to African users
Stripe to acquire Paystack to accelerate online commerce across Africa
The African Internet economy is rapidly expanding, with online trade growing 21% y-o-y in the region, 75% faster than the global average
GIL Automation appointed as Siemens' value added reseller
To strengthen automation portfolio in Nigeria, Siemens has appointed GIL Automation, a long-standing partner to Siemens, as a value added reseller in Nigeria