Shuraako Research & Analysis
Shuraako produces evidence-based research products with a focus on impact investing, private sector development, and frontier markets. All of our reports and publications are freely available to download.
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Building a Business Ecosystem in Somalia | The Case for Business Associations
February 1, 2015Read MoreBusiness associations are an often incorrectly understood concept, even by individuals close to the institutions. It is documented that few, if any, business associations exist in present-day Somalia. Read a discussion about the challenges to business associations in post-conflict scenarios and the experience of regional African countries in the formation of these institutions.
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Powering Progress | The Potential Of Renewable Energy In Somalia
February 1, 2015Read MoreAffordable access to electricity is a critical issue for economic growth and stability in Somalia. This report describes the evolving landscape of energy in the country and outlines the burden of limited electricity services and extremely high tariffs on households, businesses, and the environment.
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Land Tenure in Somalia A Potential Foundation for Security and Prosperity
February 3, 2014Read MoreLand has been a source of both prosperity and conflict for Somalia. For generations, the region’s varied terrain has provided forage for herds, land for crops, and space for commerce. At the same time, uncertainty over land rights has led to violence and contributed to the civil war of the last 20 years.
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LEGAL Frameworks governing SOMALIA’S current financial systems
July 1, 2013Read MoreThe government framework for banking in Somalia was largely destroyed during the conflict of the last 20 years. The civil war also forced hundreds of thousands of Somalis to leave and start new lives abroad. As they became settled, many sought to send money home, and a growing group of Somali entrepreneurs worked to facilitate these transactions.
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Industry Analysis: Fishing in Somaliland
March 1, 2013Read MoreThe market for fish within Somaliland is expanding. Between 1,000 and 1,500 kilograms of fish are reportedly brought to Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, on a daily basis during high fishing season
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Regional Lessons Learned for Somalia in the Apiculture (Beekeeping) Sector
March 1, 2013Read MoreThe Somali apiculture industry is still very much in its infancy, yet the potential to reap real rewards, is apparent. Today, though there is not much documented evidence on the current practice of beekeeping in Somalia, institutional memory points to the fact that the industry was making reasonable strides, and prospective for growth was high in the early 1980s.
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Somalia Banking: Transfers, Challenges And Opportunities
January 1, 2013Read MoreThis paper is a primer that discusses the challenges and opportunities of Somali banking. A foreign investor interested in Somalia would need answers to the following questions:
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The Fishing Sector in Somalia/Somaliland
January 1, 2013Read MoreFishing is a highly profitable venture throughout the world; the tuna industry alone is worth $6 billion globally. Surveys of Somali waters show that there are significant fish stocks off the coast of Somalia—these waters are in fact considered to be some of the richest fishing grounds in the region.
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What is Islamic Microfinance?
December 1, 2012Read MoreMicrofinance helps many people in Somalia and across the globe lift themselves out of poverty by providing small loans to those lacking access to traditional financial services or funding opportunities.
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Wind Energy
October 1, 2012Read MoreSomalia’s and Somaliland’s difficult histories have hampered the development of infrastructure that could support growth and improve lives. The energy sector has been particularly hard hit. In the continuing series of market analyses of potential opportunities, the prospects of wind power generation in Somaliland are reviewed.
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