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Overthrowing the king: Could central bank digital currencies replace cash in post-COVID-19 Africa?
In an age where we can send mail electronically in seconds at no cost rather than going to the post, it seems odd that people still walk around with [...]
2 July 2020
Payment facilities and Africa’s platform ecosystem: What does the data tell us?
Payment facilities underpin scaling of Africa’s digital platforms. Digital platforms, also known as multi-sided marketplaces, are seamlessly [...]
1 July 2020
Vulnerabilities and risks at departmental level – key learnings from country engagements in Africa
Illicit financial flows (IFFs) represent some of the worst crimes and are a major contributor to corruption and development challenges across the [...]
24 June 2020
Why it’s time for Africa to adopt a regional digital financial identity
According to the World Bank Group’s Identification for Development, 1.1 billion people globally, including women, children and refugees, lack any [...]
22 June 2020
Webinar: The impact of COVID-19 on the sustainability of African insurance markets
The COVID-19 health crisis has turned into an economic crisis that is affecting a broad range of sectors. On 27 March, the IAIS released [...]
18 June 2020
Sink or swim: Who is recovering as South Africa eases its lockdown restrictions?
On 1 May 2020, South Africa lowered its lockdown restrictions to Level 4 – a level at which the economy began reopening and several significant [...]
6 June 2020
Staying afloat: The sustainability of insurers
The impact of COVID-19 on SSA insurance markets The COVID-19 health crisis is already turning into an economic crisis that will see a broad range [...]
5 June 2020
Shapeshifting into maturity: Hubs in the Nairobi innovation ecosystem
At the beginning of this year, we set out to understand what makes innovation ecosystems tick. We wanted to uncover the factors that might turn a [...]
4 June 2020
What’s the fuss? The rise of behavioural science for development
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, governments across the world are asking individuals to stay at home. Lockdown, self-isolation and quarantine are becoming [...]
2 June 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on digitisation in the insurance sector in sub-Saharan Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated a number of existing challenges in the sub-Saharan African (SSA) insurance industry and has placed further [...]
29 May 2020
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