Cloud-computing solutions can help significantly to reduce banking costs In Africa - More than 700 million Africans lack access to a bank or mobile money account and only 41% of Africans are financially included. This is due to the high cost of providing financial services in Africa which forces many financial services providers to remain focused on serving wealthier customers. (Botswana Gazette)Our collective humanity is at stake: African Development Bank President - African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina says an accelerated global health and economic effort is needed to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. (Botswana Gazette)Rebuilding the economy after COVID-19 crisis - Around 75 percent of government money is made from selling luxurious goods and services in the form of diamonds and tourism. Leading consumers of Botswana diamonds and tourists are in developed countries, whose economies are projected to decline by 3 percent in 2020. Economists say that diamonds and tourism will only recover after the global economy has stabilised, which will take some time even post COVID-19. (Botswana Gazette)
Cloud-computing solutions can help significantly to reduce banking costs In Africa - More than 700 million Africans lack access to a bank or mobile money account and only 41% of Africans are financially included. This is due to the high cost of providing financial services in Africa which forces many financial services providers to remain focused on serving wealthier customers. (Botswana Gazette)Our collective humanity is at stake: African Development Bank President - African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina says an accelerated global health and economic effort is needed to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. (Botswana Gazette)Rebuilding the economy after COVID-19 crisis - Around 75 percent of government money is made from selling luxurious goods and services in the form of diamonds and tourism. Leading consumers of Botswana diamonds and tourists are in developed countries, whose economies are projected to decline by 3 percent in 2020. Economists say that diamonds and tourism will only recover after the global economy has stabilised, which will take some time even post COVID-19. (Botswana Gazette)
