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Analysis: Western Firms Shift Investment from China to India as Worries Mount
The investment into China dropped to less than $20 billion last year, from a peak of $120 billion in 2018.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- research, supply chains
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A Pivotal Moment to Invest in Africa: How Impact Investing Can Transform the Continent’s Healthcare Value Chain
The global impact investment market is estimated to be worth US $1.16 trillion, but less than 2% of these investments are channeled to Africa’s health markets. Abiodun Awosusi at the Ivey Business School argues that this should not be the case, as the continent offers uniquely valuable opportunities for health businesses and the investors that support them. He explores the overlapping trends that are driving these opportunities, and shares some ways investors and other stakeholders can get involved.
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- Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise
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From $2M to $42 Million: Wasoko’s Success Story in Rwanda Sparks Democratic Republic of Congo Expansion
Wasoko, an African e-commerce company that uses smart technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, has today announced its expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-commerce, MSMEs, startups, supply chains
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Black Ostrich Ventures Launches $20 Million Fund to Back Startups Outside Africa’s “Big Four”
US-based firm, Black Ostrich Ventures has raised a $20 million fund to invest in cleantech, supply chain, agritech, and edtech in Tanzania, Zambia, Morocco, and Uganda.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EV Battery Imports Face Scrutiny Under US Law on Chinese Forced Labor
Though the automotive detentions are small compared with the more than $1 billion of solar panel imports that have stalled at the border, they have put the industry on alert.
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- Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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The Jobtech Landscape in Africa: Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities in a Critical Sector
What really is the future of work in Africa? Michelle Hassan at BFA Global, and Chris Maclay and Bethany Hou at the Jobtech Alliance argue that it will be driven by the growing use of technology to enable, facilitate or improve people’s work opportunities, productivity and livelihoods — an emerging sector that’s collectively known as “jobtech.” They share new insights into the key players, business models, trends and opportunities across Africa's jobtech industry.
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- Technology
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South Africa Houses 78% Of All Healthtech Innovators in Southern Africa, According to Report
The report, whose supporting study was funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, features almost 350 innovators in the health supply chain in Africa.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Unlocking Data-Driven Policymaking: A Digitalisation Programme in Rwanda Shows the Impact of Improved Storage on Agriculture Prices — And the Value of Digital Data
Transporting produce in Rwanda is difficult, and the country’s storage infrastructure is limited. To better understand these challenges and their potential solutions, Cenfri has been analysing the country’s agriculture sector as part of its efforts to support digitalisation and data-led decision-making in government. Olivia Rutayisire and Pieter Janse van Vuuren at Cenfri share insights from this work, exploring how digital data can impact government initiatives that aim to support farmers and optimise agricultural markets.
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- Agriculture, Technology