Hargeysa,(Baraarugtv.com)Mr. Abdirashid Duale, who spoke at the Harvard business conference, said the continent has already set global benchmarks in many sectors.
Duale said with a rapidly expanding youthful workforce, Africa has an unparalleled opportunity to lead in technological and financial innovation in the world.
He said in sectors like mobile payments, the continent has already set global benchmarks but the challenge now is to sustain and scale this momentum.
Africa’s future lies in entrepreneurship and in harnessing its resources, both material and human, this is according to Abdirashid Duale, the chief executive officer of the African leading money transfer company, Dahabshiil.
Speaking during the Africa Business Conference at Harvard, Duale said with a rapidly expanding youthful workforce, Africa has an unparalleled opportunity to lead in technological and financial innovation in the world.
The conference dubbed “Beyond Border” brought together leading financial, and business leaders, politicians, diplomats, policymakers and entrepreneurial experts from Africa among them former Central Bank of Kenya governor Patrick Njoroge.
He said in sectors like mobile payments, the continent has already set global benchmarks but the challenge now is to sustain and scale this momentum.
“It is important that as a continent Africa comes up with strategies that aim not only to improve on what has been achieved but also how to effectively match the rest of the world if not go beyond,” said Duale.
