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<p>Africa’s digital payments economy is set to grow from strength to strength according to a Mastercard-commissioned report by Genesis Analytics stating that the digital payments economy is expected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030. This Focus On segment will unpack Mastercard&#8217;s commitment to the African continent&#8217;s digital growth through strategic investments.</p>


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Focus On Impact Africa: Digital Payments Growth in Africa

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<p>The Resurgence Conference Durban, hosted by the eThekwini Municipality and partners from the United States, aims to bring together large business delegations from the United States, Africa, and South Africa to explore and maximise investment opportunities in Durban.</p>


Focus On: Localising U.S-Africa Trade: Resurgence Conference Durban

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<p>This highlights special showcases the Mastercard Indaba 2024 hosted in Pretoria under the theme of ‘Paradigms. Payments. Possibilities – Collaborating for Progress’. The two-day summit highlighted Africa’s economic potential within the digital payments landscape and brought together partners and stakeholders to discuss solutions for local challenges using global insights.</p>


Focus On: Highlights Special of the Mastercard Indaba 2024

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<p>In this episode of Saving Lives and Livelihoods, the team from Africa CDC showcase their coordinated responds during the times when Covid-19 was at its peak.</p>


Africa CDC, Mastercard partner to strengthen Africa’s pandemic preparedness

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<p>The 2024 edition of the Africa Business Forum invited the public and private sector to have an open dialogue about Africa’s efforts to accelerate the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the agenda 2063, the Africa we want. This Focus On brings key voices to highlight what needs to be done to boost Africa’s transformation through education, technology, and innovation.</p>


Focus On ABF: Boosting Africa’s Transformation through Education, Science, Technology & Innovation

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<p>The Africa Business Forum 2024, a pivotal event which recently took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Spearheaded by Claver Gatete, the UN Deputy Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, this gathering marks a significant milestone in shaping the continent&#8217;s future. Under the overarching theme of &#8220;Boosting Africa’s Transformation through Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation,&#8221; leaders, innovators, and visionaries converge to explore pathways for sustainable growth and development.</p>


ABF 2024: Boosting Africa’s Transformation through Education, Science, Technology & Innovation

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<p>In this episode Saving Lives and Livelihoods, the team travels to Tanzania as part of the national vaccination programme.</p>


Saving lives and saving livelihoods initiative: Tanzania’s vaccination story

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<p>Africa Business Forum will be held under the theme, Boosting Africa’s transformation through education, science, technology, and innovation. The goal of the Africa Business Forum is to promote an on-going dialogue between the private and the public sectors in Africa to accelerate collective efforts towards realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, of the African Union. This segment will interrogate what it will take to realise the &#8220;Africa We Want&#8221; and reimagine Africa&#8217;s Tech and STEM future.</p>


Africa Business Forum 2024: Reimagining Africa’s Tech & STEM Future

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<p>In this episode of Saving Lives and Livelihoods Initiative, we visit Katavi in Tanzania to see what the national vaccination program has achieved while delivering vaccinations against measles.</p>


Saving lives, one shot at a time: Africa’s vaccination story

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<p>While the Covid-19 Pandemic posed a threat to the world and to Africa, it also presented an opportunity to rethink, shift and reset. In the face of Covid-19 Ethiopia took the initiative to implement improved practices focusing on water, sanitation and hygiene.</p>


Saving Lives and Saving Livelihoods Initiative: Strengthening of Africa’s health systems

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<p>We are already doing almost everything on our phones, from buying online to requesting a lift to wherever you would like to go. But Mastercard believes more work needs to be done to further normalize digital transactions through, financial inclusion. Raghav Prasad, Mastercard Division President for Sub-Saharan Africa joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


How digitalization can help expand financial inclusion in SSA

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<p>Micro and small businesses trade globally, cultivating environment for small African businesses Covid-19 has hit small businesses the hardest , and with an African heading the World Trade Organisation, African small businesses have the opportunity on a global trade platform. CNBC Africa’s West Africa’s correspondent Peace Hyde spoke to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO’s Director General at the 6th Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit 2021.</p>


#LWS2021: WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala on how address inequality by less developed countries

#LWS2021: WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala on how to address inequality by less developed countries

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<p>According to the World Economic Forum, the Fourth Industrial Revolution gives Africa a chance to leapfrog and catch up with the rest of the industrial world. CNBC Africa spoke with Jorn Lambert, Chief Digital Officer at Mastercard on how Africa can unleash the power of tech and innovation to accelerate this progress.</p>


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Mastercard on how digital technology can foster prosperity in Africa

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<p>The 2020 Mastercard Gig Economy Industry Outlook report indicates that there is rapid development of the global Gig Economy, projecting double-digit annual growth for the industry over the next five years. CNBC Africa spoke with Ngozi Megwa, Senior vice President, Digital Partnerships, Middle East and Africa at Mastercard on the purpose of the study and the impact this fast-growing industry has on the East African economy.</p>


How the digital use is powering up the gig economy in East Africa

How digital technology is powering up East Africa’s growing gig economy

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<p>Mastercard has announced a partnership with Samsung, Airtel Africa and Asante Financial Services Group (“Asante”) to launch a Pay-on-Demand mobile platform and drive the digital economy across Africa, that will help drive financial inclusion and can lead to improved economic possibilities for people and businesses. CNBC Africa spoke with Amnah Ajmal, Executive Vice President, Market Development, MEA for Mastercard for more.</p>


How Mastercard is driving digital inclusion in Africa

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<p>Mastercard has launched Fintech Express designed to facilitate emerging fintechs’ launch and expansion in the Middle East and Africa. With the power of partnerships and Mastercard’s expertise, technology, and global network, start-ups will be able to focus on innovation that drives the digital economy. On more on this we had a conversation with Gaurang Shah, Senior Vice President, Digital payments and labs for Middle East and Africa at Mastercard.</p>


Mastercard empowers Middle East & Africa fintechs to launch and expand rapidly

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<p>Tanzania&#8217;s digital landscape in recent years has grown creating a number of economic opportunities. Mastercard and Selcom recently announced the launch an enhanced mobile payment application that enables people to centralize all their payment cards or supported mobile banking profiles on one digital platform. Sameer Hirji, Executive Director, Selcom Paytech Limited joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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Mastercard on how digital technology can foster prosperity in Africa

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Focus On Impact Africa: Digital Payments Growth in Africa

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ABF 2024: Boosting Africa’s Transformation through Education, Science, Technology & Innovation

Saving lives and saving livelihoods initiative: Tanzania’s vaccination story

Africa Business Forum 2024: Reimagining Africa’s Tech & STEM Future

Saving lives, one shot at a time: Africa’s vaccination story

Saving Lives and Saving Livelihoods Initiative: Strengthening of Africa’s health systems

How digitalization can help expand financial inclusion in SSA

#LWS2021: WTO DG Okonjo-Iweala on how to address inequality by less developed countries

Mastercard on how digital technology can foster prosperity in Africa

How digital technology is powering up East Africa’s growing gig economy

How Mastercard is driving digital inclusion in Africa

Mastercard empowers Middle East & Africa fintechs to launch and expand rapidly

Accelerating the adoption of digital payments in Tanzania

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