Monthly Archives: April 2014

Booming but fragile new middle class in Africa

Posted on 22. April 2014 by hannah

The article in the Financial Times from last weekend ( April 19/20, http://www.ft.com/intl/indepth/the-fragile-middle) mentions how Africa has effectively developed a new middle class numbering 115m in 1980, reaching 326m in the past years. But only 14% (44m) have only firmly … Continue reading →

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Microfinance @ Impactory

Posted on 21. April 2014 by hannah

“Tracing social business models from charity to billion dollar banks” – This was the title of a lunch session at the Impactory in Luxembourg. I joined forces with the Executive Director of LMDF – The Luxemburg Microfinance and Development Fund, … Continue reading →

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What about Zambia?

Posted on 4. April 2014 by hannah

Zambia is one of these countries for me about which I do not know anything. This might be a good thing for an African country since many of them get into the headlines for not so positive things like currency … Continue reading →

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What are the pain points to access to finance in Mozambique?

Posted on 2. April 2014 by hannah

I paid a visit to Mozambique in early February 2014 to conduct a number of interviews with major stakeholders, ie. Banks, telecom operators, microfinance institutions, end-clients such as savings groups, etc. And come up with effective ideas for pilots to … Continue reading →

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