Thanks to our partners at Sokoni Group, we are pleased to make available for free download the expert analysis “Africa Market Outlooks – 5 Trends to watch in 2013".
The report provides an overview of the recent economic and political developments that directly affect the investment climate in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Cameroon. It contains ...
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Starting your own business is never easy. The hardest thing is to come up with a completely new idea and find a market for it. As a follow-up to our business plan writing guidelines from last week, here are a few more steps we recommend you to take before starting the actual work on your ...
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We have reached 3000 supporters on Facebook which is a big step for Merar. Your support is greatly appreciated and we wouldn’t be here right now, if it weren’t for you guys.
You have helped the expansion of our website, through the social media and have presented us with a number of opportunities ...
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Starting your own business is never easy. The hardest thing is to come up with a completely new idea and find a market for it. There are other instances of course, where an entrepreneur can take up an already existing idea and make it different or take it one step further. Either way, a business ...
“The benefits of investing in Africa are beginning to outweigh the risks. At a time when growth is stalling in America, Europe and Japan, and some of the major emerging markets are slowing down, Africa presents compelling, yet selective, sector investment opportunities.”
In the past, Africa has been seen as a continent with no financial ...
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China’s enormous consumer base, expanding economy and FDI-friendly policies are luring foreign businesses into plethora of promising opportunities. The success of an investment or alliance, however, often depends on the observation of some unwritten rules. Find out which are the soft aspects companies are to bear in mind before setting foot on China according ...
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Naturally, entrepreneurs who have put their hearts, minds and souls into developing a business idea are reluctant to share their venture with others. However, equity investment might be the only way to materialize your business plans. Since owing 100% of nothing is a way less than having a smaller bit of a successfully running company ...
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Interested in investing in Africa? While South Africa has been continuously attracting media and investment attention, the business community seems to be neglecting other promising investment destinations within the continent.
With the current article we’d like to highlight an African emerging market that is becoming one of the fastest growing world economies, Ethiopia.
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Providing relevant information that will help our customers to better protect themselves from investment-related risks is one of Merar’s priority tasks. In our blog archive you can find plenty of articles on the scam threads entrepreneurs are facing when looking for funding. Since investors who seek opportunities are also objects of scam attacks and ...