Economic relations between Singapore and Africa continue to expand, as bilateral trade in goods grew by around 15% per annum between 2019 to 2022, reaching $14.5 billion in 2022. Singapore companies’ investments in the African [c]
By Marius Wessels The contemporary manufacturing sector and landscape across the globe is ever evolving as the need for higher efficiency and productivity becomes crucial to organizations. The integration of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems [c]
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has announced a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production 2023,” which found that in more than two-thirds [c]
Schneider Electric Kenya and ACTOM Kenya have joined forces in a major agreement that confirms ACTOM’s intent to take over the production of Schneider Electric’s BlokSeT type tested switchboards. The agreement will see Schneider Electric [c]
By Patrick Ndegwa Kenya’s manufacturing sector has been a notable driver of the country’s economic growth, contributing to development and employment. The sector’s growth has been primarily driven by agro-processing, textile and apparel, and chemical [c]
Norfund, the Norwegian government’s investment fund, with a mission to support sustainably driven business operations in developing countries, has signed a $14 million financing agreement with Hela Apparel Holdings to bolster the development of its [c]
By Doug Hunter Africa is famous for resource and mineral wealth – we dig, we sweat, we sell. The world and a few locals get wealthy. But what about the people and the country. Kenya [c]
African manufacturers should think big about digital development. At the current, pace of economic and technological advancement, too many of Africa’s growing population of people and businesses will be denied the opportunity to live up [c]
By Darren Edwards Low code or software application design tools make it easy for non-developers to design, build, and launch software applications quickly. This eliminates the need for in-house coding specialists. With the introduction and [c]
By Rajul Malde Manufacturing is the second biggest driver of Kenya’s economy at 10 per cent of Gross Domestic Product after agriculture at 30 per cent. Manufacturing generates significant economic value. According to the Kenya Economic [c]
By Jaco Maritz As the world continues to shift, manufacturers and distributors have had to contend with new complexities of doing business. Driven by emerging customer preferences and immediate supplier needs, the industry has had [c]
Sophos has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production 2021,” that reveals companies in this sector were the least likely (at 19%) to submit to a ransom demand [c]
By Francis Wainaina Globally, the manufacturing sector plays a significant role in driving c and lifting people out of poverty. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, global manufacturing output has been in decline [c]
By Ian Thomas Disrupting operations at manufacturing plants is a potentially lucrative path for threat actors specializing in ransomware. This article discusses the current state of ransomware in the manufacturing sector by focusing on the [c]
The government of Ethiopia has unveiled what it describes as a “Homegrown Economic Reform” agenda aimed at unlocking the country’s development potential. “Several months in the making and spearheaded by some of Ethiopia’s finest minds, [c]
By Corine Mbiaketcha Nana Automation has already transformed industries in which complexity and performance demands must meet the challenges of fewer available resources, narrower profit margins and expanding product volumes. Examples include the car manufacturing [c]
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