Latest Articles by Ajifowoke Michael Gbenga Contributor E-commerce, logistics will continue to surge with Covid crisis – Dellyman CEO. Economic disruption from the coronavirus outbreak has largely affected businesses across multiple sectors in Nigeria, with many enterprises forced to shut down for good as the pandemic takes a huge toll on the broader economy. Contributor Qatar carrier expands Kenya Airways deal to add new routes. Qatar Airways has expanded an existing partnership with Kenya’s national carrier, with a view to allowing passengers of the Gulf-based airline make smooth transits to the coast and western Kenya. Contributor Weekly Economic Index: Oil prices back below $40 with surge in COVID-19 cases. Below is the Ventures Africa Weekly Economic Index for the week ending 23rd of October 2020. Contributor Ghana FDI undeterred by Covid-19 as inflows hit $700 million. Ghana saw total investments of $869.47 million between January to June this year with the value of foreign direct investments amounting to $785.62 million, official figures from the Ghana Investment Promotion Center and the Petroleum... Contributor Ilara Health secures grant to improve maternal health outcomes in Kenya. Kenya-based health-tech company Ilara Health has received a $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The startup, which provides point-of-care diagnostic testing to small primary care clinics in the eastern African nation, will... Contributor COVID-19 could cost top African brands billions of dollars. The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could see Africa’s most valuable brands lose up to 12-14 percent of brand value cumulatively, a decline of around $60 billion, London-based consultancy Brand Finance has said in... Contributor Weekly Economic Index: Inflation reaches 30-month high as oil prices fall. Headline inflation in Nigeria rose for the thirteenth consecutive month to a 30-month high of 13.71 percent in September compared with 13.22 percent in August, the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...
Contributor E-commerce, logistics will continue to surge with Covid crisis – Dellyman CEO. Economic disruption from the coronavirus outbreak has largely affected businesses across multiple sectors in Nigeria, with many enterprises forced to shut down for good as the pandemic takes a huge toll on the broader economy.
Contributor Qatar carrier expands Kenya Airways deal to add new routes. Qatar Airways has expanded an existing partnership with Kenya’s national carrier, with a view to allowing passengers of the Gulf-based airline make smooth transits to the coast and western Kenya.
Contributor Weekly Economic Index: Oil prices back below $40 with surge in COVID-19 cases. Below is the Ventures Africa Weekly Economic Index for the week ending 23rd of October 2020.
Contributor Ghana FDI undeterred by Covid-19 as inflows hit $700 million. Ghana saw total investments of $869.47 million between January to June this year with the value of foreign direct investments amounting to $785.62 million, official figures from the Ghana Investment Promotion Center and the Petroleum...
Contributor Ilara Health secures grant to improve maternal health outcomes in Kenya. Kenya-based health-tech company Ilara Health has received a $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The startup, which provides point-of-care diagnostic testing to small primary care clinics in the eastern African nation, will...
Contributor COVID-19 could cost top African brands billions of dollars. The devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could see Africa’s most valuable brands lose up to 12-14 percent of brand value cumulatively, a decline of around $60 billion, London-based consultancy Brand Finance has said in...
Contributor Weekly Economic Index: Inflation reaches 30-month high as oil prices fall. Headline inflation in Nigeria rose for the thirteenth consecutive month to a 30-month high of 13.71 percent in September compared with 13.22 percent in August, the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...
