Processing cocoa and making chocolate in ACCA

African countries – Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Madagascar produces at least 60% of world cocoa beans. Dominica Rep in the Caribbean, Nicaragua in Central America are other producers in the ACCA economic zone....

Does Covid19 offer opportunity to challenge “Sacred Cows”

It is clear Covid19 has had a massive impact on all aspect of our lives. Major disruption at all levels. It has challenged our stamina and forced us to question aspects of our lives...

Farmers fight back: Making animal feed from a locust plague

Farmers fight back: Making animal feed from a locust plague 04 Mar 2021 Written by Baz Ratner Reporter, Reuters Kenya is battling locust plagues, spurred on by unusual weather patterns, caused by climate change,...

Can Small and Medium Business save Emerging Markets

A meaningful job generation strategy is through Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in Africa, Caribbean and Central America (ACCA) economic zone. Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) participation are left out of future growth...

Micro, Small and Medium Financing

Supply chain financing: An effective way for development banks to support small entrepreneurs PRATIBHA CHHABRA JOHN MARTIN WILSON EVA DEGENHART PATRICIA MARTINEZ |FEBRUARY 22, 2021 All businesses need financing either for investment or as...

Benefit of Global Value Chain in Developing Countries

  Global Value Chain (GVC) has highlighted the benefits of international trade and global participation. What seemed impossible for developing countries now seem possible. How can developing countries especially in Africa, Caribbean and Central...

Are “Soft Issues” the growth path

Are “Soft Issues” the growth path Should the “Soft Issues” be the key focus for economic growth in Africa, Caribbean and Central America? It has long been the practice of most developing countries especially...

World Bank Group, Partners launch new initiative to expand A2F for MSMEs, drive growth, jobs in MENA

Cairo, Egypt, January 28, 2020 —The World Bank Group, in partnership with the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Switzerland, is launching a new, expanded phase of an advisory program to help improve access...

Seeing South Africa: Meeting Diepsloot’s dynamic youth entrepreneurs

They are young, dynamic and solving problems in their community—Diepsloot township, a mixed formal and informal settlement of 139,000 peopleorth of Johannesburg. These are some of the most impressive young women I met on...

El Salvador urges investors to think again

El Salvador is going all out to put an end its recent past of high levels of violence and sub-par economic growth and become a credible destination for foreign investment. The government, led by...