Africa Industrialization Week 2021 at UNIDO
A series of webinars on themes such as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, climate-related challenges in industrialization, and opportunities for Japanese and other international investors on the African continent, marked the beginning of Africa Industriali...
Cop26: sustainability measurement and investment platform launched
November 10th, 2021 – A new digital platform that aims to streamline end-to-end sustainable finance lifecycle making it easier, cheaper, and more transparent for both issuers and investors has been launched at Cop26. The main goal of the Evercity pl...
COP26: The World Is Watching
GLASGOW – October 31th, 2021 – In 2015, the world came together in Paris to tackle climate change. Six years later, COP26 in Glasgow will aim to deliver on the promises of the Paris Agreement. World leaders and national delegations, representa...
The EU wants business to be sustainable. But it must empower companies to do that
October 26th, 2021 – Since its inception, the EU has been confronted with numerous crises and debates on how to advance a plan for a united and peaceful post-war Europe. In essence, what began as an imperfect economic union with the ultimate ambitio...
East Africa: Mansa Digital Platform to Boost SMEs in EAC
October 20th, 2021 – Mansa digital platform will enable companies and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to trade confidently across Africa. This will cut down the transaction cost of trading under the African Continental Free Trading Area (AfCFTA)...
PayPal wants to help SMEs future proof their digital business
October 25th, 2021 – PayPal has been enabling business payments around the world for years. Despite the rise of new payment methods, PayPal feels they still have an important role to play in helping businesses achieve the best outcomes. In Asia, the...
Digital Platforms: Recovery Tool for SMEs in the Asia Pacific
October 1th, 2021 – While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt businesses worldwide, the importance of staying connected becomes all the more apparent for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Asia Pacific region. When post-pand...
Work from home increases cyber attack risks for SMEs
October 8th, 2021 – South African business, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are besieged by an increasing number of cyber attacks and need to invest in defensive technology while the state urgently needs to enact legislation and enfor...
Can automated accounting software and platforms help SMEs?
September 14th, 2021 – We’ve heard about the potential horrors of automation, and when it comes to automated accounting, it might make some people, especially accountants, nervous. But should that be the case? Historically, many SMEs and startups ...
South Africa’s Small Businesses Hit Hardest By COVID Regulations: Study
September 29th, 2021 – A recent study revealed that the coronavirus pandemic regulations have had a significant economic impact on small enterprises and the informal sector in South Africa, with over 3 million jobs affected. The study, titled “...
