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Jack Ma Foundation’s ANPI Joins Forces With Ecosystem of Partners for the 2020 “Africa’s Business Heroes” Competition

• ANPI has teamed up with local partners from across Africa to identify and engage with talented African entrepreneurs for the 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition • 2020 Anchor Partners African Leadership Group, Ashesi, Dalberg, Janngo, and RiseUp have been key to equipping entrepreneurs with training, skills and […]

Business Activities Shrink in May Amid Lower New Business Orders; Suggests Fall in Q2 GDP

June 5, 2020/Cowry Asset Recently released Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) survey report by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that both manufacturing and non-manufacturing businesses in May 2020 contracted as new orders and production level indices plunged amid negative effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read full PDF copy […]

How digital entrepreneurs will help shape the world after the COVID-19 pandemic

June 4, 2020/WEF Brian A Wong Vice President, Global Initiatives, Alibaba Group The ability to leverage digital tools has become a must for entrepreneurs, to survive the ongoing crisis. The pandemic has accelerated the process of digital transformation across almost all sectors. Greater social mobility and shared value creation are […]