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- President William Ruto of Kenya says resources should neither be controlled by the World Bank nor the International Monetary Fund.
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Kenya’s President William Ruto has has called for a new world financing model to tackle poverty and negative effects of climate change. Dr Ruto is advocating for a financial architecture made up of equals. This is his latest call as he continues to emerge as Africa’s most vocal leader since his election in August last year.
According to the leader of East Africa’s top economy, President Ruto said resources should neither be controlled by the World Bank nor the International Monetary Fund. “Africa does not want anything for …
E-commerce is set to create three million jobs for the youth by the year 2025 a report by bankers and financial experts.
The World Economic Forum, in partnership with the International Trade Centre, released the Africa E-commerce Agenda, which is an eight-step action plan to recognize the benefits of e-commerce in the content.
The Africa E-commerce Agenda action points enable e-payments, manage data, grow the tech industry, refresh policies, expand connectivity, upgrade logistics, coach small business and join forces.
The Agenda released early this month, recognizes the significance of the large ecosystem of digital technology and supporting elements.
Experts who attended the forum said e-commerce has the potential to create 3 million jobs yet e-commerce startups, face many challenges, which includes low consumer digital trust, low regional integration and poor infrastructure.
The head of the regional agenda, Africa and a member of the Executive Committee of World Economic Forum Dr …
By 2035, Africa which has one of the youngest populations in the world will have the largest workforce in the world.…