NTU-SBF CAS Newsletter

January 2024

The NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies (CAS) conducts research, fosters networks, and builds capacity for doing business in Africa. Set up in 2014 with an endowment from private sector donors and seed funding from the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), the research centre is one of its kind in South-East Asia. CAS looks at Africa from a trade, business, and investment perspective.

Battling global headwinds: Three lessons for Africa from East Asia

The Brookings Institution in Washington DC has released its annual publication that lists top priorities for Africa in the coming year. Amit Jain lays out three lessons Africa can take from East Asia as it braces for the headwinds ahead.

How to win trust when doing business in Africa

African psychology and cross-cultural business communications expert Dr Ebede Ndi conducts a half-day workshop at the NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies.

What is the most important issue for Africa in 2024?

In this podcast Centre Director Amit Jain explains why he thinks addressing debt will be the top challenge for African policymakers this year.

Africa in the age of re-globalisation

Rafiq Raji and Amit Jain explain how the continent can succeed in a new economy.

Is a new chapter in China Africa relations on the horizon?

Ronak Gopaldas notices subtle changes in African ties with the Asian powerhouse.

Singapore firm awarded urban water project in Ghana

SMEC to help Accra utility service to implement performance-based contract procurement plan.

Singapore-based South African digital bank records first profit

TymeBank turns a profit in less than five years of operation.

Start-up investments in Africa face serious slowdown in 2023

Equity financing contracts by 57%, but debt financing helps soften the blow.

South Africa rooibos tea exports to grow after China tariff cut

Beijing reduces import tariffs on the uniquely South African tea by up to 80%.

Pertamina to inject US$900m in Algerian energy sector

Indonesia targets Algeria for energy investments.

Africa set to be the second fastest-growing region in the world in 2024

Niger set to lead African growth with an annual GDP growth of 12.8%.

Ethiopia Somaliland MoU stirs a hornet nest in the horn of Africa

Somaliland offers Ethiopia coastal access in hope of recognition, Somalia threatens war.

Indian Pepsi bottler to enter the largest soft drinks market in Africa

South African beverage consumption set to grow by 5.3% annually until 2027.

Connect with us

NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies collects, uses, discloses and/or processes your personal data so as to process,
administer and/or manage your relationship with us. Your personal data privacy is important to us and we are
committed to safeguarding your personal data that we may possess.

subscribe | unsubscribe | update subscription preferences