A Future of Where Legacy Financial Institutions Become Decentralized
During the first half of 2020, there has been a growing debate in the startup and SME ecosystem in Africa on the type of capital
The Race for Innovative MSME Financing Solutions: Which Ones Will Be A Hit for the African Trader?
It is no secret that a majority of African economies are driven by wholesale and retail suppliers of goods and services. This is a segment
Access to Finance Survey
The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) is a leading provider of guarantees to financial institutions in Africa. Their main goal is to ensure MSMEs in Africa
Kenya Budget 2020:The Opportunities for MSMEs and the Case for Aggregation and Micro-Franchising
The Minister of Finance, through the Kenya Budget 2020, announced billions of shillings in expenditure for various initiatives in various sectors.The key question by various
Cashflow Financing:The Gem That Could Make Banks Irrelevant For SMEs In Africa
A few recent pronouncements in the financial services space has got me thinking about the future of SME lending in Africa. First, there was the
A Look at the Profiles of MSMEs in Kenya in Light of the Covid 19 Stimulus Package
On March 26 2020, President Kenyatta announced a raft of stimulus packages intended to safeguard Kenyan businesses. The measures were intended to provide relief to
SME Sectors in Africa that will be Affected by COVID 19
A heat map of the SME sectors in Africa that will be most affected and least affected by COVID 19 can be shown below. In
The Impact of COVID 19 on Kenyan SMEs
Our preliminary high level research on IMPACT of COVID 19 on SMEs in the non-food retail sector in Kenya (basically everyone who sells good &