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A Comprehensive Analysis of the Literature on Informal Cross Border Trade in East Africa

By Niti Bhan | Published: July 21, 2017

Download the comprehensive literature review (PDF) on informal cross border trade, in the context of the informal economy of the East African Community, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and South Sudan. This paper was supported by TradeMark East Africa during the period November 2015 to January 2016. A short extract from the preamble is given […]

Posted in Africa, Analysis, Base of the Pyramid, Biashara Economics, Design, East African Community, Economy, Ecosystem, Informal & Flexible, Kenya, Literature review, Prepaid Economy & Informal Sector, Projects and Reports, Research, Rural Economy, Sub Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Uganda | Also tagged biashara economics, Borderland Biashara, eac, east african community, informal cross border trade, informal economy, informal trade, literature review | Leave a comment

Le commerce direct des produits fabriqués en Chine est-il susceptible de perturber le marché des consommateurs africains?

By Niti Bhan | Published: August 15, 2016

This article has been translated into the French by Yacine Bio-Tchané La première plateforme d’e-commerce spécialisée dans la vente directe des produits fabriqués en Chine vient d’être lancée au Togo, un pays de l’Afrique de l’Ouest. Coincé tout comme la République du Bénin entre deux grands pays davantage connus, le Nigeria et le Ghana,le Togo […]

Posted in Africa, Afrique francophone, Analysis, Attractivité, Business Models, Cashless transactions, CEMAC, China, Commerce en ligne (e-commerce), Compétitivité, Consommateurs, Emerging Markets, Marchés africains, Mobile platform, Perspective, Platforms, Produits de grande consommation (FMCG), Strategy, Sub Saharan Africa, Technologie, UEMOA | Also tagged biashara economics, china, china africa informal trade, e-commerce, Francophone Africa, informal trade, trade | Leave a comment

Borderland Biashara: Mapping the Cross Border, National and Regional Trade in the East African Informal Economy

By Niti Bhan | Published: June 10, 2016

And, we’re back! With apologies for the long delay in posting on the blog, we’d been busy wrapping up our groundbreaking design research for development programming project for Trade Mark East Africa this past month or so. As you can imagine, the last few weeks of any project suck all the bandwidth out and leave […]

Posted in Africa, Analysis, Base of the Pyramid, Business Models, Cashless transactions, Design, Economy, Ecosystem, Frameworks, Indigenous & Traditional, Informal & Flexible, Innovation Planning, Kenya, Literature review, Mobile platform, Perspective, Platforms, Prepaid Economy & Informal Sector, Process, Projects and Reports, Research, Retail in Africa, Strategy, Sub Saharan Africa, Systems, User research | Also tagged biashara, biashara economics, border, Borderland Biashara, cross border trade, design ethnography, design research for development, East Africa, Emerging Futures Lab, final report, human centered design, informal cross border trade, informal trade, kenya, literature review, Trade Mark East Africa, uganda, user research | Leave a comment

The ubiquitious rural computer

By Niti Bhan | Published: July 27, 2012

Bargaining for bananas in rural Rwandan market could not have been completed without the use of the mobile phone’s calculator function. While a combination of broken Swahili, Kinyarwanda and English was used by the customer and the shopkeeper, the transaction’s clarity was increased by piling goods on the table and then using the clear numerals […]

Posted in African Consumer Market, Consumer Behaviour, Mobile platform, Perspective, Platforms, Prepaid Economy & Informal Sector, rural, Rural Economy, Sub Saharan Africa, Technology, UCSD, User research, Value | Also tagged biashara, mobile phones, negotiation, rwanda, trade | Leave a comment