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Pause, Reflect, Restart: How one Ghanaian Company is staying afloat in a crisis
Local and natural – Freda Obeng- Ampofo would have it no other way. As long as the owner of Ghanaian cosmetics line KAEME can remember, she has been using shea butter and black soap (roasted cocoa pods, plantain bark and coconut oil) as her only two care products.
Turning the tide
Saparbek Asanov is the President of the Association of Light Industry Enterprises of Kyrgyzstan, Legprom. According to him, textile and clothing companies in Kyrgyzstan have suffered a severe blow from the coronavirus. Out of 1000 factories in the capital Bishkek, only around 17 have managed to continue operations.
Saving our small businesses
In many economies, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises either are the economy or account for a huge proportion of economic and employment activity.
Agenda from September 2020
African growth: A new model for a post-COVID-19 world
The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a new economic paradigm that is as unprecedented and radical as the Great Depression. Although the economic consequences of this global crisis are still unfolding, its impact on African economies is already alarming.
E-learning: The way to go
Mahfuzul, an aspiring entrepreneur from Bangladesh, has no doubt that he will be able to turn his dream of running his own business into reality.
Coping with the pandemic
Writing Tanzania’s success story
Chambers: The first recourse for small businesses
Chambers are agile and reliable intermediaries between small businesses and public authorities. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted their central role of providing immediate support to businesses and advising administrations and public authorities.