What started as a messaging app has grown over the years to become a business platform. The introduction of the business WhatsApp app by Meta creates a platform for small…
Category: emerging markets
How the GoTo Group became Indonesia’s new tech giant
For the last five years, IPOs in Southeast Asia have been fluctuating, hitting their lowest in 2020 as COVID-19 started to surge. However, 2021 has indicated the improvement of the…
Brazil: 1 in 3 adults will be obese by 2030
According to World Obesity Atlas 2022, published by World Obesity Federation, obesity is expected to reach approximately 30% (1 in 3) of Brazil’s adult population by 2030. Research showed the…
Africa and IPOs: The Big Flutterwave Situation
In the business environment, IPOs have emerged as a significant acronym that not many people can interpret. For the sake of clarity, I will first explain what an IPO is…
What Tech Innovation Really Means Beyond the Big Headlines
Technological innovations are of great help to businesses, especially start-ups. They mainly increase productivity and make the work process efficient. Startups in emerging markets make big headlines when reporting their…
Kenya: cash is king but mobile payments are growing
The world is slowly moving into a ‘cashless society.’ However, while some countries have adopted the system pretty quickly, some are still moving slowly to make this a reality. According…
Chinese private security firms are growing their presence in Africa: why it matters
Alessandro Arduino, National University of Singapore Chinese private security companies have found a profitable niche market in Africa: guarding Chinese executives and construction sites. They’re also securing Chinese vessels at…
Behind the crisis in Sri Lanka – how political and economic mismanagement combined to plunge nation into turmoil
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa formally resigned on July 15, 2022, having earlier fled the country amid widespread protests in the Southern Asian nation. The man who replaced him, Prime…
Suriname is carbon negative but needs a plan for a sustainable future
Suriname is one of only three carbon-negative countries (along with Butan and Panama) Paradoxically the country is extremely vulnerable to climate change. Suriname is one of only three carbon-negative countries…
