Small steps needed for African businesses to achieve big goals
Bold leadership is required to drive digital transformation while businesses learn and adapt as they go
25 January 2021 - 14:17
Last year turned out to be, among many other things, the single greatest catalyst of digital transformation across industries and regions. As the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted economies around the world, businesses had to quickly adapt to enable remote work to remain productive.
World trade declined by about 9.2% in 2020. Recent data from the World Bank indicated that the sub-Saharan African economy will contact by 3.3%, pushing the region into its first recession in 25 years and about 40-million people into extreme poverty...
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