SME financing - The Habari Network

Trust-based informal credit networks powering African entrepreneurs and small businesses outside the formal banking system including mobile money

The Unseen Ledger: How Trust, Not Banks, Fuels Africa’s Real Economy

By Dishant Shah While banks remain flush with capital, millions of African entrepreneurs access credit through trust-based systems that formal institutions fail to recognize. Across Africa,...

A digital representation of African economic growth through tokenized assets, showing blockchain networks connecting diaspora investors, local savers, and real-world infrastructure like farms and solar plants across the continent.

Opinion5 months ago

Africa’s Next Economic Frontier: Harnessing Tokenized Capital and Diaspora Wealth

By Ajay Wasserman For decades, Africa’s economic narrative has been tethered to foreign direct investment. While external capital has played a role, it has often arrived...

Zambia’s Stock Market Just Outpaced the World – Here’s Why It Matters

Business7 months ago

Zambia’s Stock Market Just Outpaced the World – Here’s Why It Matters

By Ajay Wasserman In a remarkable display of economic momentum, the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) has emerged as the world’s best-performing stock market for August, outpacing...

African entrepreneurs collaborating in a modern co-working space, symbolizing the growth potential of SMEs across Africa’s rising innovation economy

Opinion8 months ago

125 Million Reasons Why Africa Will Power the Future of the Global Economy

By Ajay Wasserman Africa is home to more than 125 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – 44 million of them in Sub-Saharan Africa alone. These...