Published by Promoting Economic Pluralism
COVID-19 shrank economies around the world. However, the crisis presents a unique opportunity for many to rebuild green and potentially bounce back stronger than ever. This opportunity is especially clear …
The circular economy transition is a multi-million opportunity for Africa – here’s why Read More
Anass Bouzid has long held the dream of emigrating to Germany. He’d love to go to Frankfurt, because the German financial hub is where some of his family live, he …
Economic boom in Tangier leaves a few winners and many losers Read More
Covid-19 exposes the deadly dominance of neoclassical economics in Africa. Howard Stein. On 24 February 2021 Ghana received a vaccine shipment (600,000 doses), the first to sub-Saharan Africa under the …
The pathology of economics Read More
Riccardo D’Emidio explores why social norms and informality matter in considerations of corruption. Growing up in a British-Italian household I was regularly surprised by how differently people behaved in the …
Normally corrupt Read More
Despite experiencing substantial growth in internet users in the last decade, Zimbabwe, a country of 14.7 million, still suffers from underutilized mobile internet capacity and low smartphone penetration, according to the latest annual …
A sky-high tariff on smartphones is keeping people offline in Zimbabwe Read More
Entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire are circumventing high retail rents and government bureaucracy to start businesses online, resulting in a thriving informal digital economy. From baby clothes to handmade jewelry, small …
Côte d’Ivoire’s informal economy has come online and the government’s not happy Read More
Five African countries: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Sudan, and Niger, are among the world’s top 10 nations to be the worst affected by climate change through disruptions to productivity in …
Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi are among the world’s worst hit by climate change Read More
The Central Bank of Libya on Sunday introduced a new unified exchange rate agreed last month after years of division between rival branches based on opposing sides of the front …
Libya starts using new exchange rate as economy struggles Read More
Zodwa: “It is extremely important that we create independent ways for the people to make money.” A bicycle tourist business run as an aside has morphed into a potential community …
Bicycle peddling Read More
Civil society organisations have called for an audit of Zimbabwe’s national debt, as inequality and poverty grasp the economy. This comes at a time the World Bank projects further GDP …
Zimbabwe’s odious debts Read More