1M Ethiopians Signed Up For The Country’s First Mobile Wallet In First Week
May 30th, 2021
Via Quartz, an article on the quick update of Ethiopia’s first mobile wallet: More than 1 million cellphone subscribers in the populous African country of Ethiopia have registered for a new mobile money service less than a week after its launch by state-controlled Ethio Telecom, the company has said. The service, called Telebirr, is to […]
Read more »Angola’s Reform Plans Face Challenges
May 30th, 2021
Via African Business, a report on Angola’s reform plans: João Lourenço’s presidency was hailed as a new dawn for Angola. The former defence minister promised to stop the rot in Africa’s second largest oil producer after 38 years of tightly controlled family rule under former strongman President José Eduardo dos Santos. When he came to office […]
Read more »Kim Jong Un Bets on Riverfront Property to Boost North Korea’s Economy
May 29th, 2021
Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, an article on Kim Jong Un’s be on a riverfront property to boost North Korea’s economy: In North Korea’s capital, the prime riverfront property went untouched for decades. It was once a site for an American missionary school. Then it briefly became a residence for the country’s founder, Kim Il […]
Read more »Indonesia’s Digital Market Could Grow to $300B In Next 3 Years
May 28th, 2021
Via CNBC, an article on Indonesia’s technology market which could grow to between $200 billion and $300 billion in size the coming years: Indonesia’s technology market is at an inflection point and could grow exponentially to reach between $200 billion and $300 billion in the next two to three years, said John Riady, director of Lippo […]
Read more »‘Deal Of The Century’ Falls Flat As Telecoms Bidders Shun Ethiopia
May 28th, 2021
Via African Business, an article on Ethiopia’s telecoms licence sale which was expected to garner wide interest, but only two consortia placed bids: Ethiopia’s telecoms industry, the largest remaining state monopoly of its kind, was seen as the final frontier for a sector that has underpinned communications, education and healthcare during the pandemic. Addis Ababa viewed […]
Read more »An Afghanistan At Peace Could Connect South and Central Asia
May 24th, 2021
Via The Atlantic Council, a look at Afghanistan’s potential as the “hub” of South and Central Asia: Over the past forty years of conflicts, Afghanistan’s potential as a contributor to development and prosperity in Asia has gone unrealized. If it were a stable neighbor, as the current Afghan peace process is meant to make it, […]
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