Invest Africa

In 2020, there was US$8.9 billion in trade between Africa and Singapore – the Southeast Asian nation is one of the top 10 investors on the continent. In this episode, Ranveer Chauhan, an experienced corporate advisor, and Rahul Ghosh from Enterprise Singapore, discuss how local businesses are perfectly geared to partner with their African counterparts in fields as diverse as clean energy, agri processing, fintech and more.

To register for the Africa Singapore Business Forum 2021 click here https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/events/key-events/market/africa-singapore-business-forum/home

To check out Enterprise Singapore's Webinar series click here https://www.enterprisesg.gov.sg/events/key-events/market/africa-singapore-business-forum/webinar-series

More than half a trillion US dollars flows through the mobile money market in sub-Saharan Africa each year. In this episode, Nikolai Barnwell, CEO of tech company pawaPay, explains how this fascinating ecosystem works and why it will soon be the continent’s dominant financial service offering.

Africa’s population is predicted to nearly double by 2050, and almost all of the growth will be in rapidly expanding cities. In this episode, Terence Kretzmann from Kilima Corporate Finance discusses the tremendous potential of this boom, and how industries like property, consumer goods, fintech and mobile are set to take off.

The Budget speech for 2021/2022 was read in the Mauritian parliament recently. Rudolf Pretorius and Zain Madarun from Adansonia Holdings, and Shianee Calcutteea from the law firm Bowmans, unpack some of the implications for the broader financial services industry.

Private companies are partnering with governments to get much-needed Covid vaccines to communities all over Africa. In this episode, Andy van der Velde and Suzandi Viljoen from the multinational logistics and courier company, Aramex, share fascinating insights into cargo plane shortages, cold chain storage using converted shipping containers, and what exactly goes into getting those vaccines across the “last mile”.

Vibhuti ‘Vib’ Jain is the Regional Managing Director for the US International Development Finance Corporation in Africa (DFC). In this episode, she shares her career journey and gives insights into how the DFC operates, her general views on the market, how the US approach in Africa differs from China’s, and how things have changed since Biden took office. The good news? The DFC is always looking for business…

Former CEO of FNB in South Africa, banker, serial investor, entrepreneur and co-founder of Bank Zero, Michael Jordaan is a natural innovator and disruptor. In this episode, Jordaan explains the philosophy behind the new digital-only bank - soon to be launched in South Africa - how Africa can learn from Europe's one currency system and why mobile-based banking systems are the future of transactions on the continent.

Former CEO of Goldman Sachs in Sub Saharan Africa and, until recently, a senior lecturer and fellow at Yale University, Colin Coleman delivered a speech entitled “China vs USA: A Battle For Africa’s Future,” in 2020, outlining his thoughts on the continents economic future. In this episode the team get a fascinating insight from an experienced banker and academic who has been a thought leader on the continent and an expert on Africa-China deal-making.

See Coleman's full speech here

https://jackson.yale.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/chinaVSusa-26Feb.pdf

The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and the UK Bribery Act are pieces of legislation that prohibit the paying of bribes to further business deals. However, the legislated reach extends far beyond US and UK companies. We speak to Cameron Dunstan-Smith, Director in the Corporate Crime and Investigations practice at Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, about the legislations impact on business in Africa, the consequences of being caught and how to avoid being an unwitting accessory.

Alphamin’s Mpama North mine in the DRC is the world’s highest grade tin mine but to establish the venture took years of relationship and infrastructure-building; working with both National and local Government. Alphamin CEO Maritz Smith explains how it all happened, the current operations, future exploration, life of mine extension and what Alphamin has done in the local community to continue with its social licence to operate