November 10, 2018/AfDB African high-tech player Mara (https://Mara.com) on Friday announced the production of their newest product the Maraphone – the first made-in-Africa, full-scale smartphone, soon to be manufactured in plants across Africa. “China has Huawei, Xiaomi; the U.S has iPhone and finally Africa has Maraphone,” Ashish Thakkar, founder of Mara Group told […]
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Africa Agribusiness, a $1 Trillion Business by 2030
Agribusiness will become the ‘new oil” on the continent, African Investment Forum participants said November 9, 2018/AfDB As project sponsors, borrowers, lenders and investors gathered at the Africa Investment Forum (www.AfricaInvestmentForum.com) to make deals on investment opportunities, leaders of the continent’s top agribusiness companies shared their thoughts on the future of […]
Taking a Do-it-Together Approach: Side-by-Side with Startups
November 9, 2018/Mastercard By Luke Shane Leave the do-it-yourself projects at home and make way for do-it-together. While do-it-yourself may have worked previously, Mastercard believes the best way to drive scale and unlock new opportunities for businesses large and small is through collaboration – the answers to the questions surrounding […]
