Drop Shipping: Want to Sell Online with No Inventory?
The Ghanaian startup, Tendo, which enables anyone to sell online with zero upfront inventory, has launched in Nigeria after securing the backing of heavyweights such as Catalyst Fund, Google, and…
Read MoreTrade as a Weapon of Punishment
The USA has officially barred Ethiopia, Guinea, and Mali from benefitting from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). AGOA, which was initially agreed upon in 2000 and comes up…
Read MoreECOWAS Ecommerce Readiness Report
ECOWAS held a meeting last month to discuss its report on e-trade readiness. The overall objective of the meeting was to present to the Member States the findings of the…
Read MoreHelping the Retailer – Online Procurement Platforms and Digital Store Management
These B2B platforms make it easier and more cost-effective for retailers to order inventory and have it delivered directly to their stores — many also offer financing and credit options…
Read MoreThe Costs of Door-to-door Delivery Increase
Kenyans who order goods online are grappling with increased logistical costs which are slowing down the growth of ecommerce in the country. E-Merchants report that the increase in logistics costs…
Read MoreDiscrimination of Small Logistics Firms by Customs in the East Africa Community
Tralac has carried a story on how a few companies are able to get favours when clearing their goods. These companies have the corporate and financial muscle to convince customs…
Read MoreAiming for a Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)
A major barrier to trade and cultural relations between African countries has always been the challenges and costs of flying from one country to another. The African Union has tried…
Read MoreReports Emphasis on the Importance of Affordability and Connectivity for Mobile Phones
A new report by the blockchain-based mobile network operator, World Mobile, believes that Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt will fuel the continent’s mobile commerce boom. According to World Mobile,…
Read MoreEFSA Proposes a Solution for the Payments Industry Body (PIB)
Work continues to go ahead on the creation of the new PIB. The plan is to present the project to SARB by the end of May, although it should be…
Read MoreNews From Africa
WARNING TransUnion Data Breach SABRIC has written to warn businesses that TransUnion’s extensive database has been breached and data were stolen. As the SABRIC warning says “SABRIC and TransUnion South…
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