Adansonia Mauritius – Mauritius Budget Brief 2023-2024
“TO DARE & TO CARE” The Budget speech 2023-2024 was presented on the 02nd of June 2023 by the Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Hon. R Padayachy who announced that the economy exceeded it’s GDP growth forecast for 2022 which stood at 8.7% and is committed to secure […]
Why an Anti-Corruption Programme is essential for African startups looking to scale up
In this insightful podcast, Brendon Jones, founder, Connect Africa speaks to Ben Haley of the law firm Covington and Burling LLP, who leads the firm’s White Collar and Anti-Corruption Practice in Africa and is a vice chair of the firm’s broader Africa Practice, on why African startups must put an […]
Why an Anti-Corruption Programme is essential for African startups looking to scale up
In this insightful podcast, Brendon Jones, founder, Connect Africa speaks to Ben Haley of the law firm Covington and Burling LLP, who leads the firm’s White Collar and Anti-Corruption Practice in Africa and is a vice chair of the firm’s broader Africa Practice, on why African startups must put an […]
Connect Africa – Insights into African Agriculture
Connect Africa hosts webinar on how African agriculture can multiply productivity, become global force Caption: Clockwise from top left: The webinar panel comprising Dr Vinika Rao, Executive Director, INSEAD Africa Initiative & Emerging Markets Institute; Ranveer S Chauhan, Chairman of the NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies; Brendon Jones, founder, Connect […]
Insights into the African Agriculture Opportunity
In this insightful podcast, Brendon Jones, founder, Connect Africa and Dr Vinika Rao, Executive Director, INSEAD Africa Initiative & Emerging Markets Institute, speak to Ranveer S Chauhan, Chairman of the NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies and Sri (Mr V. Srivathsan), the Managing Director and CEO of Africa and the Middle […]
What transfer pricing could mean for your African business
In September 2020, we spoke to international tax partner Caoilfhionn van der Walt, from Regan van Rooy, about Transfer Pricing, or the ‘arms-length principle’ – a means of ensuring fairness in cross-border business transactions. In this episode, our co-founder and CEO Brendon Jones follows up on the earlier podcast as […]
What transfer pricing could mean for your African business
Our co-founder and CEO Brendon Jones speaks to Cabrini McCarrick, Head of Transfer Pricing at Regan van Rooy, on why Transfer Pricing, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting continue to be top of mind for Africa-based businesses, against the backdrop of the OECD having released the revised guidelines for Transfer Pricing […]
How to partner with the US and drive change in Africa
The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) facilitates the financing of private development projects in lower- and middle-income countries. The DFC’s Regional Managing Director for Africa is Vibhuti ‘Vib’ Jain. In episode 9 of the Invest Africa podcast, Brendon and Rudolf speak to Vib about the DFC’s investment plans […]
Crypto, Blockchain, NFTs and the Metaverse poised to transform African markets
This insightful podcast featuring Jessica T Naga of the pan-African law firm Digital Associates Ltd; Dr Roland Amoussou- Guenou of the Thailand-based Vovan & Associés; and Rivaj Parbhu of the Kenya-headquartered Control Risks Africa; will explore how African markets are poised for the opportunities and challenges posed by emerging technologies such as crypto, […]
The Battle for Africa’s Future
Former CEO of Goldman Sachs in Sub Saharan Africa and, until recently, a senior lecturer and fellow at Yale University, Colin Coleman delivered a speech entitled “China vs USA: A Battle For Africa’s Future,” in 2020, outlining his thoughts on the continent’s economic future. In this episode, where Colin revisits […]