Djibouti Retail Sector Research Highlights

Analysis

How diverse industries can fund sustainable development
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As companies look to shift towards more environmentally sustainable operations, those in fossil fuel or heavy-polluting sectors are increasingly turning to transition bonds – a relatively new class of debt instrument used to fund a company’s shift towards reduced environmental impact or lower carbon emissions. They are often issued in large carbon-emitting industries that would not normally qualify…

Analysis

Djibouti port development drives industrialisation
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Boosting industrial output is a core goal of Djibouti Vision 2035, the country’s governing development blueprint, with a focus on expanding industries with trade potential in COMESA and beyond. Free zones have a key role to play in these development efforts, helping to attract capital with targeted incentives, and allowing participating firms to benefit from the economies of scale that clustered…

Analysis

E-commerce offers opportunities for Djibouti retailers
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Gains in internet connectivity in Djibouti over the last decade are laying the foundation for more online-based commerce to flourish. Although e-commerce is at an early stage of development in the 1m-strong domestic market, online retail presents a strategic opportunity to create new income sources for communities that have traditionally remained outside the formal economy, notably women and small-scale…

Overview

How free trade zones help expand manufacturing in Djibouti
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Historically, industrial development has been the backbone of sustained economic growth and development. The transition from subsistence farming to formal manufacturing labour has consistently underpinned gains in jobs, wages, government revenue and infrastructure development in low-, middle- and high-income nations. The Covid-19 pandemic-induced economic fallout underscored the imperative of inclusive…

Country Report

The Report: Djibouti 2023
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By leveraging its strategic location on the Horn of Africa and as a gateway to key landlocked countries such as Ethiopia, Djibouti is well-positioned to act as a nexus of trade between Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The government's Djibouti Vision 2035 strategy outlines key initiatives to attract foreign direct investment, boost social and human capital development, improve private sector enga

Chapter

The Report: Djibouti 2023: Industry & Retail
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The industrial sector is one of the key targets for the country’s diversification agenda. One potential area for growth is in agri-business, where the demand for palm oil and its derivatives is projected to increase. The development of free zones in Djibouti is unlocking the potential for global trade, attracting foreign investment and facilitating international commerce by harnessing the country’s…

Overview

The world gears up for the next industrial revolution
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The global economy is entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), or Industry 4.0, based on the application of new digital and automated technologies in production processes and service delivery. These changes are bringing emerging markets improved productivity, as well as risks – namely, reshoring and the displacement of human labour by automation. Wealthier emerging markets, such as…

Overview

Economies around the world prepare for the next industrial revolution
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Country Report

The Report: Djibouti 2018
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Having long enjoyed relative security and stability – avoiding many of the conflicts that have beset its neighbours – Djibouti has gained a valuable reputation as a safe haven in an often-troubled region, and is a key entryway to the Horn of Africa, with access to the Red Sea. Furthermore, the country is continuing to progress its long-term development policy, Djibouti Vision 2035. The plan fo

Country Report

The Report: Djibouti 2016
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Economic developments are paving the way for Djibouti to better exploit its geographic position. Through the mobilisation of large-scale investments, authorities are leveraging natural resources, an increasingly business-friendly environment and monetary stability to ensure sustainable growth for decades to come. Thus far the country has managed to successfully maintain a robust growth rate in spi

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