Updates
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Sauti’s Data in the UNCTAD Economic Development in Africa Report 2021
- 15 December 2021
- Posted by: admin_Lance
- Categories: Newsletter, Sauti Trade Insights, Updates
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UNCTAD’s recently launched Economic Development in Africa Report 2021 features Sauti’s activities providing Trade and Market Information Platforms throughout East Africa. We are excited to be featured in this assessment of how the region can inclusively benefit from the trade potential under the incoming African Continental Free Trade Area. The report draws on demographic, market, and trade insights from our TradeInsights Data Portal covering East Africa’s cross-border trade context.
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Sauti Trade Insights COVID-19 Bulletin Q2/Q3 2021
- 15 December 2021
- Posted by: admin_Lance
- Categories: Sauti Trade Insights, Updates
Uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic continued to affect the trading activities of East African cross-border traders in 2021 Q2/Q3. Proportionally, domestic trade activity remains at an all-time high compared to previous years as East Africa’s traders continue to limit their cross border activities in all surveyed countries.
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Sauti’s Quarterly User Insights Report: July – September 2021
- 8 November 2021
- Posted by: admin_Lance
- Categories: Sauti User Insights, Updates
2021 Q3 saw 15,408 new users access all our regional platforms. Our Kenya and Uganda platforms saw the majority of growth, mostly driven by sensitization activities throughout each country. We also added new information features to our Kenyan platform: information on health insurance and crop and poultry farming. In all four countries, the majority of price requests remain within domestic markets, however, cross-border trade from Uganda has decreased by 5 percentage points – down to 19% – since our Q1-Q2 2021 Report.
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Sauti Trade Insights COVID-19 Bulletin Q1/Q2 2021
- 14 August 2021
- Posted by: Kalia
- Categories: Sauti Trade Insights, Updates
This report leverages the unique analytical perspective from Sauti East Africa to document traders’ changes in business behaviour in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For this report, we present behavioural insights from our mobile-based market information platforms in four East African countries: Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Sauti’s Quarterly User Insights Report: April – June 2021
- 30 July 2021
- Posted by: Kalia
- Categories: Sauti User Insights, Updates
In this quarterly report, we have analysed user growth and interactions with the Sauti platforms in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. The Q2 2021 quarter saw 13,039 new users access the platform. Our Kenya platform saw the largest growth over the quarter, mostly driven by our feature expansion, which now includes: general health, business operations, and agriculture information. In all four countries, the majority of price requests remain within domestic markets, however, cross-border trade from Kenya has increased by nearly 20 percentage points since the Q1 2021 Report.
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EAC Market and Trade Information on WhatsApp
- 15 April 2021
- Posted by: Kalia
- Category: Updates
We are glad to announce that Sauti’s trade and information platform is now available and accessible to anyone, anywhere via WhatsApp. Message “hello” on WhatsApp to +254 20 389 3576 and you’ll be able to explore our free business and social services information, tailored for farmers, traders, and small businesses in East Africa.
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Sauti’s Quarterly User Insights Report: January – March 2021
- 13 April 2021
- Posted by: admin_Lance
- Categories: Sauti User Insights, Updates
In this quarterly report, we have analysed user growth and interactions with the Sauti platforms in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Over the past three months, Sauti gained 2,717 new users. Most of this growth has come from our Tanzania platform which we launched in February earlier this year. In July, we added weather information to the Kenyan and Tanzanian platforms, which resulted in over 20 percent of information requests on each of these platforms in the past quarter.
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Sauti Trade Insights COVID-19 Bulletin Q3/Q4 2020
- 12 March 2021
- Posted by: admin_Lance
- Categories: Sauti Trade Insights, Updates
This report leverages the unique analytical perspective from Sauti East Africa to document traders’ changes in business behaviour in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For this report, we present behavioural insights from our mobile-based market information platforms in two East African countries: Kenya and Rwanda.
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Sauti’s Quarterly User Insights Report: October – December 2020
- 1 February 2021
- Posted by: admin_Lance
- Categories: Sauti User Insights, Updates
In this quarterly report, we have analysed user growth and interactions with the Sauti platforms in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Over the past three months, Sauti gained 2,717 new users. Most of this growth has come from our Tanzania platform which we launched in February earlier this year. In July, we added weather information to the Kenyan and Tanzanian platforms, which resulted in over 20 percent of information requests on each of these platforms in the past quarter.
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Sauti Trade Insights COVID-19 Bulletin Q1/Q2 2020
- 17 December 2020
- Posted by: Kalia
- Categories: Sauti Trade Insights, Updates
This report leverages the unique analytical perspective from Sauti East Africa to document traders’ changes in business behaviour in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For this report, we present behavioural insights from our mobile-based market information platforms in two East African countries: Kenya and Rwanda.