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November 18, 2020 Marcel Van Oost 0

FinTech in Brazil: Challenger banks unlocking credit to millions of people

Latin America FinTech Series - Unlocking credit for millions would be essential...

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September 10, 2020 Ana Paula Picasso 0

Brazil: Telegram exponential growth despite WhatsApp monopoly

WhatApp is the most used messaging app by Brazilians, but Telegram is...

Brazil emerging markets Latin America
September 3, 2020 Ana Paula Picasso 0

Brazil’s financial paradox: where cash is king and digital currency rumors

Brazil’s government just launched its R$ 200 note while the Central Bank...

Brazil emerging markets
May 4, 2020 Guest 0

How is COVID-19 affecting the outlook of Myanmar’s garments industry?

A single industry can push frontier markets into the mainstream. For Myanmar...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets
April 30, 2020 Tjeerd Ritmeester 0

Southeast Asia’s tourism and travel sector after COVID-19: a way forward

The coronavirus started in China before spreading to other countries. Southeast Asia’s...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets

How Covid-19 helped decrease the unbanked population in Brazil

How Covid-19 helped decrease the unbanked population in...

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Singapore uses tech to combat spread of COVID-19

Singapore uses tech to combat spread of COVID-19

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November 18, 2020 Marcel Van Oost 0

FinTech in Brazil: Challenger banks unlocking credit to millions of people

Latin America FinTech Series - Unlocking credit for millions would be essential for Brazil’s economy. So, how does a FinTech do this when most of clients don’t even have a credit history to begin with?

Brazil emerging markets Latin America

September 10, 2020 Ana Paula Picasso 0

Brazil: Telegram exponential growth despite WhatsApp monopoly

WhatApp is the most used messaging app by Brazilians, but Telegram is already present in 35%...

Brazil emerging markets Latin America
September 3, 2020 Ana Paula Picasso 0

Brazil’s financial paradox: where cash is king and digital currency rumors

Brazil’s government just launched its R$ 200 note while the Central Bank hints about a possibility...

Brazil emerging markets

May 4, 2020 Guest 0

How is COVID-19 affecting the outlook of Myanmar’s garments industry?

A single industry can push frontier markets into the mainstream. For Myanmar this was pegged to...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets

April 27, 2020 Tjeerd Ritmeester 0

How the coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s economic outlook

Egypt has been identified as the origin of several coronavirus infections in other countries long before it confirmed its own cases. The country appears to have slowed down its initial response due to political necessity and in order to support the tourism sector, as well as its inadequate...

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March 7, 2019 Ana Paula Picasso 2

Bitcoin trading in emerging markets: going “crypto native”

In one of my previous posts, I mentioned that emerging markets are more “bitcoin or crypto...

Africa emerging markets Latin America
February 19, 2019 Ana Paula Picasso 0

Electric cars in Africa: this could happen sooner than we think

Coming back from a trip to East Africa two impressions and one conclusion stayed with me:...

Africa emerging markets frontier markets

January 28, 2019 Ana Paula Picasso 1

How China and Brazil are investing in Africa

After the economic slow-down, inflation and recession – and perhaps, some most pessimistic might say, the...

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May 4, 2020 Guest 0

How is COVID-19 affecting the outlook of Myanmar’s garments industry?

A single industry can push frontier markets into the mainstream. For Myanmar this was pegged to be the garments industry. With wages rising in China, manufacturers and investors have been searching for the new factory of the world. Are the fundamentals in Myanmar strong enough to weather the...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets

April 30, 2020 Tjeerd Ritmeester 0

Southeast Asia’s tourism and travel sector after COVID-19: a way forward

The coronavirus started in China before spreading to other countries. Southeast Asia’s travel and tourism sector...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets
April 20, 2020 Tjeerd Ritmeester 0

Coronavirus boosts use of e-doctor apps in Indonesia

E-doctor apps (also known as telemedicine) have benefited from structural problems in Indonesia’s healthcare sector and...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets

April 15, 2020 Tjeerd Ritmeester 0

Southeast Asia’s aviation sector could look very different after 2020

The International Air Transport Association estimated late March that aviation passenger demand in Asia-Pacific will be...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets

November 18, 2020 Marcel Van Oost 0

FinTech in Brazil: Challenger banks unlocking credit to millions of people

Latin America FinTech Series - Unlocking credit for millions would be essential for Brazil’s economy. So, how does a FinTech do this when most of clients don’t even have a credit history to begin with?

Brazil emerging markets Latin America

September 10, 2020 Ana Paula Picasso 0

Brazil: Telegram exponential growth despite WhatsApp monopoly

WhatApp is the most used messaging app by Brazilians, but Telegram is already present in 35%...

Brazil emerging markets Latin America
September 3, 2020 Ana Paula Picasso 0

Brazil’s financial paradox: where cash is king and digital currency rumors

Brazil’s government just launched its R$ 200 note while the Central Bank hints about a possibility...

Brazil emerging markets

April 23, 2020 Ana Paula Picasso 0

How Covid-19 helped decrease the unbanked population in Brazil

The Brazilian government announced a financial support scheme aimed at self-employed and informal workers that had...

Brazil emerging markets Latin America

May 4, 2020 Guest 0

How is COVID-19 affecting the outlook of Myanmar’s garments industry?

A single industry can push frontier markets into the mainstream. For Myanmar this was pegged to be the garments industry. With wages rising in China, manufacturers and investors have been searching for the new factory of the world. Are the fundamentals in Myanmar strong enough to weather the...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets

April 30, 2020 Tjeerd Ritmeester 0

Southeast Asia’s tourism and travel sector after COVID-19: a way forward

The coronavirus started in China before spreading to other countries. Southeast Asia’s travel and tourism sector...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets
April 27, 2020 Tjeerd Ritmeester 0

Emerging markets are in trouble, but there might be hope

Emerging markets and frontier markets, despite their huge potential, represent risk. That is particularly noticeable in...

emerging markets frontier markets

April 27, 2020 Tjeerd Ritmeester 0

How the coronavirus is impacting Egypt’s economic outlook

Egypt has been identified as the origin of several coronavirus infections in other countries long before...

Africa emerging markets frontier markets

November 18, 2020 Marcel Van Oost 0

FinTech in Brazil: Challenger banks unlocking credit to millions of people

Latin America FinTech Series - Unlocking credit for millions would be essential for Brazil’s economy. So, how does a FinTech do this when most of clients don’t even have a credit history to begin with?

Brazil emerging markets Latin America

September 10, 2020 Ana Paula Picasso 0

Brazil: Telegram exponential growth despite WhatsApp monopoly

WhatApp is the most used messaging app by Brazilians, but Telegram is already present in 35%...

Brazil emerging markets Latin America
September 3, 2020 Ana Paula Picasso 0

Brazil’s financial paradox: where cash is king and digital currency rumors

Brazil’s government just launched its R$ 200 note while the Central Bank hints about a possibility...

Brazil emerging markets

May 4, 2020 Guest 0

How is COVID-19 affecting the outlook of Myanmar’s garments industry?

A single industry can push frontier markets into the mainstream. For Myanmar this was pegged to...

Asia emerging markets frontier markets