Many developing countries don’t have a working system of tracking property rights, and what they do have can be fragile and incomplete. In Haiti, for instance, a large earthquake in…
Category: frontier markets
3 easy points to understand what makes Malta the “Blockchain island”
Malta has earned a well-deserved title of “Blockchain island” – it is the first jurisdiction in the world to introduce blockchain regulations. The Maltese government views the blockchain technology as…
Why eCommerce in Africa hasn’t caught on and what webshops can do about that
I have attended several tech events where they invite so-called gurus and experts to explain the digital landscape in Africa, but I have never been satisfied with any of their…
Emerging Markets Have a Lot to Teach Us About Entrepreneurship
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg are legendary American entrepreneurs. These giants’ success stories might make it seem as if the United States owns the market when it comes…
Banking the unbanked in emerging markets
As countries progress, citizens migrate from remote villages to large cities and foreign countries. Their economic power rises and they participate in the global economy. People need to purchase food,…
How an aging population will impact emerging markets
China’s elderly population will keep growing while the working age population will proportionally shrink over the next few decades. This is particularly worrying as in absolute number terms it means a huge over-65 population in the near future.
The Impact of “Big Tobacco” on Emerging Markets
Smoking has always been a divisive subject. While in developed countries, health awareness, high taxes and advertisement restriction might have been the factors contributing for the decrease in number of…
Rwanda: The Challenges of Social Innovation Delivery in Emerging Markets
Recently, I attended a startup accelerator pitch competition in Kigali where 10 teams pitched business solutions to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges faced by Rwandan youth. The top four…
How Big Data can make people healthier in Emerging Markets
Guest post by Will Greene In many emerging markets, reliable data on healthcare systems is limited or nonexistent. This makes it difficult to address urgent healthcare challenges in many countries.…
