Emmanuel Senanu Mekpor

Emmanuel Senanu Mekpor is a Training and Development Consultant at BIC Global

BRICS and Africa: A Win-Win or a Double-Edged Sword?

BRICS started as a series of low-key intergovernmental discussions in 2009 to discuss the potential for mutually beneficial investments. It has now developed into a swiftly expanding geopolitical bloc. BRICS originally consisted of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Later, South Africa joined the group. The bloc has also recently included Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, […]

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The Recent Exodus of Multinationals From West Africa: An Analysis of the Problem and Solutions

Summary: West Africa has long been touted as one of the best destinations for doing business, partly due to its natural resource endowment and large and growing population. However, the region has faced many economic challenges in recent years, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Russian-Ukraine war. The recent

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Africa’s Recent Love Affair with Venture Capitalists: A case for SME

Overview Venture capital (VC) has become a popular term among African economies in recent years, with notable success stories like Jumia, Zipline International, M-Kopa and TerraPay, to mention a few. Africa’s rise in VC investment is largely driven by “the big four” countries, namely Kenya, Egypt, South Africa and Nigeria (the structural factors that account

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