DHL Predicts eCommerce Boom in sub-Saharan Africa

In line with Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) projected economic growth of 4.9%(1) this year, which is double the projection for advanced economies (2.4%), DHL SSA expects 2015 to be a year of growth for the logistics industry on the African continent, largely driven by increased consumer demand and the rapidly developing e-commerce industry. This is according

Basware Predicts Advances in Online, Real-Time Payment Solutions Will Drive Global B2B Commerce in 2015

Basware, the leading provider of e-invoicing and purchase-to-pay solutions, predicts 2015 as the year of global business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce, fuelled by several key trends that will speed up economic growth, including innovative financing and e-payment solutions, the growing reliance on social and mobile computing, advanced analytics and increased imperatives from governments around the world to

Africa Offers US Firms a Compelling Trade and Investment Opportunity

Africa offers multinationals in the United States a compelling trade and investment opportunity thanks to the rapid economic growth rates being experienced across the continent along with burgeoning population growth and increasing urbanization. Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa has exceeded 5% a year for more than a decade now giving the continent a 4.1% share

Visa launches first African Integration Index in South Africa

Visa in South Africa launched the first Visa Africa Integration Index that measures the degree of economic integration within key trade corridors of sub-Saharan Africa, namely West Africa, East Africa and Southern Africa. Together with its partners, global payments company Visa touches 500 million people in these key African markets. Rationale Mandy Lamb, Acting General Manager for