The Covid-19 virus has caused a convulsive shock to the global economy. There remains considerable uncertainty around the pathway of the pandemic, the means and speed of any economic recovery and…

The Specificities of the ANSEJ Mechanism in Favour of VSE/SMEs in Algeria  Since its introduction in 1996, the regulatory instrument governing the operation of the “ANSEJ” mechanism (National Youth…

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up most of the economic fabric of developed countries. These entities must also have a strong place in developing economies, because they create wealth…

It is a new week and month. Miriam rises in the morning, prints 20 copies of her résumé, and ventures into the city of Nairobi. She plans to drop her resume at different companies within the Central…

Restricted access to finance for SMEs remains a roadblock to growth for economies worldwide. Economies across the African continent remain no different: in South Africa, where SMEs are estimated to…

South Africa has a relatively high insurance penetration rate when compared to its emerging market counterparts and in relation to the sizes of their economies. This emerged following the release of…

How synthetic local currency bonds can transfer FX risk efficiently Executive Summary: This article discusses a novel structure, which allows to transfer currency risk from African borrowers to the…