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Customs Digitization and Single Window Software Solutions in Emerging Markets 

Anyone who has shipped internationally in the past knows the customs clearance process can be time-consuming and complicated. This is …

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  • Africa
  • Digital/Tech
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade

Customs Modernization’s Benefits in the Suez Canal Zone and Egypt’s Economy

The Suez Canal in Egypt is an essential location for maritime trade, providing a strategic passageway for vessels to travel …

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  • Africa
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade
  • Warehousing

The Suez Canal Economic Zone

The Suez Canal Economic Zone is a testament to Egypt’s efforts to become a key player in the global economy. …

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  • Africa
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade

What Are Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 Emissions?

Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions are terms used to categorize different sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with an organization’s activities. These three categories are def...

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  • Environment
  • Supply Chain
  • Sustainability
  • Trade

Business to support SMEs to grow and achieve net zero

As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, policymakers and corporate leaders have arrived at a long overdue conclusion: small business really matters. There’s a consensus that smaller enterprises are critica...

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  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Trade

Last-Mile Logistics and Warehousing in the Middle East

This article gives you an overview of last-mile logistics and warehousing in the Middle East. Learn about Agility's services in Africa and the challenges this region faces.

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  • Ecommerce
  • Logistics How-To
  • SMEs
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade
  • Warehousing

Last-Mile Logistics and Warehousing in Africa

This article gives you an overview of last-mile logistics and warehousing in Africa. Learn about Agility's services in Africa and the challenges this region faces.

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  • Africa
  • Ecommerce
  • Logistics How-To
  • SMEs
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade
  • Warehousing

Tech for an Inclusive Recovery

We know that COVID-19 has reversed years of progress in global development. It has widened gaps in education, health, income and access to opportunity. It brought on the steepest economic decline sin...

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  • Africa
  • COVID-19
  • Digital/Tech
  • Ecommerce
  • Environment
  • Fair Labor
  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Supply Chain
  • Sustainability
  • Trade
  • Ventures & Technology

4 Things to Watch in the Era of Re-Globalization

WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says we’ve entered an era of “re-globalization.” By that, she means companies are de-concentrating production to guard against the supply chain turmoil caused by t...

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Ecommerce
  • SMEs
  • Start-Up/Ventures
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade

10 Game Changers for a Cleaner, Fairer World

We’re living in a moment of heroic problem-solving when it comes to the supply chain, climate change and vaccine access. Here are some of the innovations that can make our world better, cleaner, an...

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Emerging Markets
  • SMEs
  • Sustainability
  • Trade
  • Ventures & Technology

Why 24-7 power and connectivity are key to warehousing in Ghana, Mozambique, and Cote d’Ivoire

Since 2015, the United Nations has been working toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7)

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  • Africa
  • Emerging Markets
  • Logistics How-To
  • SMEs
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade
  • Warehousing

What is an international-standard Class A warehouse?

The physical and geographic features of a commercial real estate property determine its value.

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  • Africa
  • Ecommerce
  • Emerging Markets
  • Logistics How-To
  • SMEs
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade
  • Warehousing

How to know if you are getting value for your money in Ghana, Mozambique, and Cote d’Ivoire warehousing

In January 2021, Africa official became a single free trade zone.

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  • Africa
  • Emerging Markets
  • Logistics How-To
  • SMEs
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade
  • Warehousing

5 Ways the Pandemic has Changed the Supply Chain

When ports clear and freight rates come down, the way we think about the supply chain will be different.

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade
  • Ventures & Technology

Logistics Parks in Emerging Markets for Multinationals

Multinational corporations are aware of the many growth opportunities made available by expansion into the global market: Access to a …

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  • Emerging Markets
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade

12 Top Trends in 2022 E-Commerce

A Changing Growth Dynamic China decelerates China’s e-commerce sector is experiencing a slowdown in growth as the market matures and policymakers shift …

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  • Digital/Tech
  • Ecommerce
  • Logistics How-To
  • SMEs
  • Trade
  • Warehousing

Logistics parks as ideal regional distribution centers

All companies need to grow their business. And many companies have found that logistics parks help them achieve their expansion …

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  • Emerging Markets
  • SMEs
  • Supply Chain
  • Trade