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Putting SDRs to Good Use In Africa

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COVID-19 and the Future of Work in Africa: Emerging Trend

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The African Continental Free Trade Area in Era of Pessimism Over Multilateralism

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Entrepreneurship and Free Trade

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Survey of impact of Covid-19 on African Trade Finance

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Contemporary Issues in African Trade and Trade Finance

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Contemporary Issues in African Trade and Trade Finance

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Africa's 2020 Growth Prospects

Africa's 2020 Growth
Prospects

Special Reports

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MPA 25th Anniversary

Anchor of Our Nation​

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Special Report 2018
The Singapore Experience, Africa-Asia Trade Finance Gap,  The AfroChampions Initiative

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Singapore-Africa 2013
Start of a beautiful friendship

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MPA 25th Anniversary

Anchor of Our Nation​

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Singapore-Africa 2015
A Partnership for Progress

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Africa-Singapore Special 2019
A blooming partnership

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Singapore-Africa 2014
Business Summit:

Making the Connection

Recommended Readings

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FinTech in Africa- Momentum is Building and the World is Taking Notice

 

Source: Financial Technology Partners

 

Jan 2023

Momentum around FinTech in Africa is building as

business models are proving to be highly

successful and the long-term opportunity still looms

large – the world is taking notice

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Trade Finance in West Africa

2022 Report

 

 

Source: International Finance Corporation (World Bank)

 

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Oct 2022

The IFC published a study of trade finance in 4 West African countries. Results showed that poor access to credit facilities that finance import and export transactions is constraining the role of cross-border trade as a driver of development in West Africa

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Growing your business? Here’s why you should consider Africa
 

 

Source: Enterprise Singapore

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Oct 2021

The continent is well-placed for investment and partnerships between Singapore and African businesses. Find out where to sow the seeds and build connections.

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e-Conomy Africa 2020 Report

 

 

Source: International Finance Corporation (World Bank)

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Nov 2020

The e-Conomy Africa 2020 report is a first-ever collaboration between IFC and Google in generating data and information that elaborates on Africa's internet landscape and its great potential. 

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There are two versions of the report available for download:

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1) Executive Summary

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2) Full Report

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Singapore Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam's speech at the Kofi A. Annan Eminent Speakers Lecture at the African Development Bank headquarters in Abidjan.

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Source: African Development Bank Group

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Nov 2019

With the right policies and linkages, Africa can become an indispensable global economic hub, Singapore’s Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam noted, commending the continent’s diverse economic potential.

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Asian Tigers, African Lions 

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Author: Bernard Berendsen, Ton Dietz, Henk Schulte Nordholt, Roel van der Veen

Asian Tigers, African Lions is an anthology of contributions by scholars and (former) diplomats related to the 'Tracking Development' research project, funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and coordinated by the African Studies Centre and KITLV, both in Leiden, in collaboration with scholars based in Africa and Asia.

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5 years of digital transformation in Southeast Asia in 1 year

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Source: EDB Singapore

 

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Aug 2020

Although digital transformation has been underway for some time in Southeast Asia, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transition. Due to social distancing measures, more people are adopting home-centric lifestyles and shopping for groceries, clothing, electronics, and furnishing online. 

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Books

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Financer L'Afrique: Densifier les systèmes financiers locaux

 

By Cédric MBENG MEZUI 

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Le financement du développement est sans aucun doute une priorité pour l’Afrique. 

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Cela a été clairement approuvé par la communauté mondiale dans le Plan d’action d’Addis-Abeba en 2016. Pourtant, il y a une pénurie de connaissances pratiques sur cette question importante. Dans cet ouvrage, Cedric Mbeng Mezui comble cette lacune et jette un éclairage sur les développements récents et les tendances sur le continent. Le livre est un must pour les décideurs, les universitaires et les autres parties prenantes qui cherchent des solutions pour financer le développement de l’Afrique.

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LE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L'AFRIQUE: A quand le bout du tunnel ?

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By Mohamed Lamine Doumbouya

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La pluralité d'acteurs de développement est corrélée à la multiplicité des visions du développement ainsi qu'aux instruments mobilisés sur le terrain. Lorsque les efforts pour le développement d'un pays ne sont pas coordonnés et les aspirations des populations, non prises en compte effectivement, les initiatives entreprises se transforment en ralentisseurs de progrès au lieu d'en être des catalyseurs.

 

Le plus souvent d'ailleurs, les efforts engagés servent plus les acteurs du développement que les bénéficiaires potentiels dudit développement. Un développement, pour être durable, se planifie et se construit avec ses bénéficiaires, dans un cadre institutionnel savamment conçu et adapté. À cet effet, il doit être librement voulu et accepté par ceux-ci, qui deviennent en même temps objets des transformations s'opérant dans leur propre écosystème. D'où l'importance de s'assurer que les populations comprennent et intègrent les changements attendus ; autrement les progrès se feront attendre, tandis que les coûts d'efficacité seront incontrôlables et les résultats insatisfaisants.

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