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Lord Waverley and Paul Baker: The Promise, Potential and Pitfalls of Britain’s Relationship with Africa
The concept of Africa Rising is truer today than ever. Despite the pandemic disruption that has caused the continent’s first negative output growth in 27 years, Africa’s performance over the past decades has been remarkable. Many African countries have made
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The Zoscales Partners Management Team: Ashenafi Alemu, Jacop B. Rentschler and Frederick Kambo
It all started in 2000 when co-founders Ashenafi Alemu and Jacop B. Rentschler met in a cafe in Denmark while Ashenafi was a foreign exchange student. Ashenafi and Jacop became good friends and remained close over the years as they
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Zoscales Partners: Invest Where It matters
Impact is embedded in the DNA of Zoscales Partners. Since its founding in 2014, the private equity firm has not only delivered competitive financial returns but has generated measurable impact and contributed to sustainable economic growth and quality job creation
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National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE): Putting the Central Bank at the True Centre of Economic Revival
The National Bank of Ethiopia has, since its establishment in 1963, done its utmost to remain a valid entity dedicated to the inclusive socio-economic development of Ethiopia, and a trusted partner in the bid for world development and prosperity. The
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A Man for All Seasons and All Reasons: NBE Governor Takes Bank to the Forefront
Yinager Dessie is the governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), an institution entrusted with maintaining price stability, ensuring sound financial system and facilitating economic growth in the country. Dessie has diverse expertise in policy-design and implementation at regional
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East Africa Metals: Prospecting for Precious Metal, Uncovering Wealth of Trust in Fostering Personal Relationships
East Africa Metals was formed by a merger of Canaco Resources and Tigray Resource in 2013. This was a re-alignment of the company’s position in Africa that flowed from the decision to expand the area of interest to include the
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World Bank on COVID-19 in Africa: Can Safety Nets Ease Social and Economic Impacts?
Across the world, governments have geared up to respond to the socio-economic shock of the coronavirus pandemic. Early action in countries hard-hit by the crisis range from economic stimulus packages and the lowering of interest rates to social safety nets
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Lord Waverley: Making the Case for Emerging Markets
The world awaits what emerges from post-Covid traumas. States will be required to consider how to balance budgets, how to derive income from which aspects of the economy to pay for essential services. There will be those who will dig
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Turbulence in African Skies
Not all airlines are dropping like flies. Whilst Ethiopian Airlines suffered a loss of about $550 million in the first four months of the year and was forced to ground airplanes and furlough workers, the company moved quickly to expand
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World Bank Group Unveils New Initiatives in Investment Policy and Promotion
For many developing countries, foreign direct investment (FDI) has become the largest source of external finance, surpassing official development assistance, remittances, or portfolio investment flows. In 2016, more than 40% of the nearly $1.75 trillion of global FDI flows was
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