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SME Financing Supporting high-potential innovative start-ups

Are digital technologies set to revolutionise SME financing in Africa?

  • Aiaze Mitha
21 February 2020
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According to Aiaze Mitha, an entrepreneur and Fintech expert, the many digital innovations that are emerging and already exist could transform each stage of the financing value chain, opening a […]Continue Reading
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Mentoring and support: A key element in the sustainability of SMEs.

  • Parminder Vir OBE
07 February 2020
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While there is a need for more research in the area of entrepreneur mentoring in Africa, the existing research shows a return on mentoring investment (ROMI) in the form of […]Continue Reading
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Cameroon: 90% of the labor force trapped in the informal sector

  • Vincent Kouete Deputy Executive Secretary GICAM
23 January 2020
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The informal sector occupies a disproportionate position in Cameroon. While it ensures the survival of many workers, it prevents the country’s development by maintaining low incomes and reducing its tax […]Continue Reading
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SME Finance as seen by regulators : Focus on Sub-Saharan Africa

  • L’Alliance pour l’inclusion financière (AFI) This article is a collective work of several authors THE ALLIANCE FOR FINANCIAL INCLUSION (AFI)
09 January 2020
©CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Access to finance for African SMEs is a key challenge. Through this article, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) aims to share the experiences and practices of member countries that […]Continue Reading
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What are the main reasons for micro-business and SME loan default in Sub-Saharan Africa?

  • Nicolas Picchiottino Senior Investment Officer Proparco
11 December 2019
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Micro- and small- and medium-sized businesses (micro-businesses and SMEs) are a vital part of Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic fabric but frequently suffer from poor access to funding and this represents one […]Continue Reading
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Financing African SMEs

  • Proparco
07 November 2019
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Equity investment to bring SMEs to scale: An interview with two African fund managers

  • J-P Fourie Director and Head of Investor Relations METIER
  • Lucas Kranck Founding Partner ASCENT
23 October 2019
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SMEs in Africa remain heavily reliant on internal resources and traditional bank debt. A lack of appropriate forms of finance – especially of the equity type – limits market entry, […]Continue Reading
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Complementarity between agro-industry and smallholders in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Bertrand Vignes Director of the Natural Rubber Unit SIFCA
30 September 2019
© USAID Africa Bureau
By providing jobs, technical assistance and development projects to village communities, industrial groups strengthen their economic and social well-being – and can complete their production with the production of Continue Reading
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The essential transformation of supply chains in the sub-Saharan pharmaceutical sector

  • Natasha Sunderji Global Health Lead Accenture Development Partnerships
30 March 2018
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In Sub-Saharan Africa, integrated technology-enabled distribution networks can increase access, enhance quality and lower the prices of medicines. Sub-Saharan Africa’s pharmaceutical market represents a huge Continue Reading
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Agri-businesses must act in a sustainable manner to develop African agriculture

  • Anne Pacquet Vice-Chairman of the Scientific Committee FARM Foundation
19 February 2018
©Kate Holt/Africa Practice
The urgent need to develop African agriculture is hardly breaking news however current climate and environmental challenges have now pushed new priorities to the fore. Maintaining African smallholder farming needs Continue Reading
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