The South African informal sector is a vibrant thread, pulsating with entrepreneurial energy. Valued at almost $10 billion annually and representing 17% of the country’s total employment.

South Africa Youth month 2020

2020 South Africa Youth Month infographic dashboard using FinScope 2019 data

As industries affected by physical-distancing COVID-19 measures race to reconfigure value chains, could platform business models hold the key to accelerated digitisation?

FinScope Benin Youth 2019 dashboard

There are more youth showing high levels of accountability for monthly expenditure than seniors. See the FinScope Benin Youth 2019 dashboard.

FinScope Gambia Youth 2019 dashboard

See the FinScope Gambia Youth 2019 dashboard here.

Four findings from Season 2 of the DataHack4FI Innovation Competition.

FinScope Benin Youth 2019 dashboard (French)

La majorité des jeunes (76%) trouvent qu’il est difficile de gérer des engagements financiers.

Learnings on the data science landscape in Africa from the DataHack4FI initiative

What we’ve learned over three seasons of the DataHack4FI innovation competition and how the competition has evolved.

TheDataHack4FI, the largest Pan-African innovation competition, is an initiative within the i2i (insight2impact) program jointly hosted by FinMark Trust and Cenfri.

FinScope Cameroon Youth 2018 dashboard (English)

View the FinScope Cameroon Youth dashboard.

FinScope Togo Youth 2018 Dashboard (French)

Cependant, les seniors sont plus impliqués dans l’économie formelle que les jeunes.

FinScope Burkina Faso Youth 2017 Dashboard (English)

A large proportion of youth (70%) live in rural areas with 30% living in urban areas.