Ryan Short, the partner in the Shared Value and Impact Practice at Genesis Analytics, sat down with Aloysius Ordu from The Brookings Institution to discuss the trends to look out for in Africa’s business world this year, including “net zero” commitments, the evolution of ESG and impact, the EU’s green taxonomy, COVID-19 vaccine mandates, and the economic and political consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War.

Catch the webinar here

Genesis Analytics in partnership with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority reviewed the South African financial landscape and describes the financial industries regulated by the authority. It details developments within the different industries, the associated risks and trends observed. In addition to analysing individual industries, the report looks at macroeconomic developments and drivers of change, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial sector.

FinMark Trust (FMT), in consultation with in-country partners, commissioned Genesis to carry out a scoping exercise to understand the state and dynamics of informal cross-border trade between South Africa and three of its neighbours, eSwatini, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Our regulation expertise spans a wide variety of sectors and includes tariff design and determination, sector strategy and policy advisory assessing, and the impact and effectiveness of regulation.

Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator and Genesis Analytics conducted research to understand how we can transition young people into occupations with better career prospects and earnings. 

Genesis was engaged by the Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSD) Kenya, on behalf of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), to perform a market analysis of the payments landscape in Kenya, and thereafter develop a 10-year vision and five-year strategy for the National Payment System (NPS). Read the project report here.

Genesis Analytics was commissioned ​by ​CDC Group plc to complete a commercial due diligence on TymeBank. CDC senior financial specialist Ivo Jenik wrote up this case study on the project.

Our Financial Services team has completed more than 600 projects across sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East since 2001. We work with leading financial institutions to address their challenges, unlock value for their stakeholders and shape the future of the industry. This is an overview of our work.

Genesis undertook a diagnostic study to advance access to finance for women cross-border traders in the East African Community (EAC) and identify firm-level barriers that limit their bankability.