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Digital Commerce and Youth Employment in Africa

BFA, the consulting firm Chaired by DFI’s Co-Founder, David Porteous, were commissioned by the Mastercard Foundation to research how digital commerce affects employment, particularly of young people. Using a scenario lens, up to 80 million young people will benefit from the rise of digital commerce in Africa by 2030. The paper discusses the choices and opportunities available to African policymakers, you can read more here.

David Porteous

David has been involved in ﬁnance inclusion initiatives internationally for more than two decades. He received his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Cape Town, and later obtained an M.Phil in economics from Cambridge and a PhD (Economics) from Yale. David has held executive roles in public and private ﬁnancial institutions in Africa, and is the founder and CEO of BFA, a consulting ﬁrm based in Boston.

David Porteous

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