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Poverty Reduction
Business

Technology start-ups on the rise

An area in Dar es Salaam is becoming a hotspot for technology start-ups and businesses

Lobbying

Nairobi-based business lobby issues pre-election manifesto

What the Kenya Association of Manufacturers wants the next government to do

East Africa

The key to Kenya’s industrial growth

Kenya’s textile and apparel sector is struggling with various bottlenecks

Digitalisation

Marketing digital microinsurance

Increased use of mobile phones and mobile payment systems opens up unexpected possibilities for insuring disadvantaged people

Finance

Inclusive insurance for everyone

In times of climate crisis and pandemic, low-income groups worldwide need better access to affordable insurance

Informal sector

Social protection for everyone

Informal workers deserve to be shielded from shocks such as sickness and unemployment

Garments production

Clothing must get more value again

Textile production is an ethically, morally and ecologically complex issue – the industry needs social and sustainability standards

World Risk Index 2021

Small island states and Africa are particularly vulnerable

African societies are the most vulnerable when disasters strike

Nowadays

Training tailors, cooks or service staff

Catholic nuns try to help young women in Zambia to escape poverty

DBL Group

“We are growing dynamically”

Automation will have multiple implications, positive and negative – for example people will have better training so their opportunities improve

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