Mauritius as a structuring and capital gateway for African growth companies
Mauritius GBCs held $44.6bn in African outward positions at mid-2025. What the GBC regime, substance rules and treaty network now require.
The readiness gap in real-world asset tokenisation for African markets
A 2026 Cambridge study found that emerging-market participants rate tokenisation readiness at 4.4 out of 5 while regulators rate actual activity at 2.1. The gap is not between believers and doubters. It is between aspiration and infrastructure, and the asset class most wanted for tokenisation sits on the weakest foundation.
Building first-party data systems that drive B2B growth
91% of B2B marketers collect first-party data, yet only half have a real strategy. How to build a system that turns signals into pipeline.
Practical supply-chain digitisation for East and Southern African SMEs
Practical steps East and Southern African SMEs can take to digitise supply chains: inventory visibility, digital ordering and basic tracking.
Equity and incentive design for early African startup teams
How early African startups design equity and incentives that retain talent: pool size, vesting, dilution and credible communication.
Owned media systems that compound for B2B growth
Owned media systems compound because the cost is paid once while the asset keeps working. How B2B teams build them for durable growth.
Moving agentic AI from pilot to production
Most mid-sized firms never leave the agentic AI pilot stage. McKinsey data shows only 23% are scaling agents in even one function.
Digital Transformation for SMEs: A Practical Guide for 2026
Digital transformation for SMEs works when leaders raise digital intensity, redesign one core workflow, and treat AI as operating change, not a side project.
Angel investing in African startups: practical lessons from the 2025 data
ABAN 2025 data: 5,000+ angels, $4.5m disclosed by responding groups, 90 per cent of individual cheques below $25,000. The widely quoted 65 per cent follow-on rate is a network-level measure; the company-level figure is 40 per cent. What the numbers actually say.
Real-World Asset Tokenization: The $16 Trillion Opportunity
Imagine buying $100 of a Manhattan office building, $50 of a Picasso painting, or $200 of US Treasury bonds – all settled instantly on blockchain, tradeable 24/7, and without intermediary fees eating into your returns. Real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation is no longer hypothetical. Siemens, the World Bank and the Hong Kong government have all issued […]
