The Authoritative Analysis Of Business And Economic Issues of the Region
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After decades in which the national conversation was dominated by security, humanitarian response and state-building, the country’s next defining challenge is economic transformation. The question…
Special Report for The Somalia Investor Magazine In the bustling markets of Mogadishu and the livestock hubs of Beledweyne and Garowe, the hum of the…
Ayan A. Diiriye In the late 1980s an 18-year-old Somali named Abdi left his rural village for Mogadishu. His elder brother, Ali, stayed behind. The…
Abdikarim A. Jama For three decades, remittances have functioned as Somalia’s informal central bank. In the absence of a deep domestic financial sector, money sent…
By Ayan A. Diiriye ADDIS ABABA — As the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly concludes in the Ethiopian capital, the atmosphere…
By the Editor-in-Chief Mogadishu is currently the most consequential square mile in the Horn of Africa. As the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the…
As the Somali capital undergoes a structural metamorphosis under the 2025–2029 National Transformation Plan, the vacuum in high-capacity bus transit offers a high-stakes entry point…
Global financing gaps, in the tune of trillions of dollars, signal that economies require more credit, not less; banks must be instruments of capital allocation…
Agriculture is the foundation of Somalia’s economy and culture, providing livelihoods for over 70% of the population. The sector faces significant challenges but also harbours…
Abdulhakim Muse Omar The year was 1991, and Somaliaʹs civil war, which has ravaged the country for decades, has left millions of people displaced and…
