SMEs

A new investment vehicle, Growth Investment Partners Zambia (GIP Zambia), has been officially launched to channel long-term, local currency finance into Zambian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The initiative, backed…

The European Union has launched the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025, unveiling the “Africa Initiative III”—a funding envelope of €500.5 million dedicated to Africa-focused research and innovation.

How can we lift millions out of poverty, create more than 600 million jobs, reduce inequalities, protect the environment and grow the economy? This question is what government leaders, innovators,…

Companies across the world are tapping artificial intelligence (AI) to boost productivity and offer their clients convenience. AI technology – the science of making machines act in rational, intelligent ways…

Safaricom , Kenya’s largest and most profitable company, accounts for more than half of the country’s stock market wealth, dwarfing valuation of many others. While the firm, whose growth strategy is…

A new climate initiative will help more than fifty small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya and Tanzania to adopt environmentally sound technologies. The initiative, which aims to help industrial…

Most startups and small enterprises in Kenya find it difficult accessing flexible financing, tailored to the cash-flow nature of their businesses. The funding gap has particularly been more conspicuous for…