top of page
Consumer Insights and Research Portal in Africa
News, Insights & Market Intelligence
Search
Consumer confidence remained high in March. Ghana & Nigeria leading
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) remained unchanged at +13 in March, staying at an all-time...
Team Insights
Apr 11, 20182 min read
Consumer confidence in Africa reaches an all-time high in February
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) rose 1 percent in February to +13, its highest level since...
Team Insights
Mar 13, 20182 min read
Consumer confidence in Africa rose in January
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) rose 1 percent in January to +12. At this level, it means...
Team Insights
Feb 6, 20182 min read
Consumer confidence improves in 5 out of 7 African countries in December
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) rose 2 percent in December to +11. At this level, it means...
Team Insights
Jan 12, 20182 min read
Consumer confidence in Kenya bounced back slightly in November
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) rose 3 percent in November to +9. At this level, it means...
Team Insights
Dec 14, 20172 min read
Is Kenya ready to bounce back?
Nairobi, Kenya - The official swearing in of President Uhuru Kenyatta marks the end of the electoral process in Kenya and hopefully the...
Team Insights
Dec 4, 20172 min read
Consumer confidence in South Africa rose slightly in October
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) dropped 2 percent in October to +6. At this level, it means...
Team Insights
Nov 8, 20172 min read
Kenya near all-time low, South Africa underperforms, Ghana continues to shine in September
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) dropped 3 percent in September to +8. At this level, it...
Team Insights
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Consumer confidence in Kenya rose slightly after the election results and before the supreme court d
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) rose slightly in August at +11. At this level, it means...
Team Insights
Sep 11, 20172 min read
Consumer confidence hits all-time low in Kenya ahead of the election
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) barely changed in July at +10. At this level, it means that...
Team Insights
Aug 7, 20174 min read
Consumer confidence in June - South Africa is lagging while Ghana is leading
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) barely changed in June at +11. At this level, it means that...
Team Insights
Jul 10, 20174 min read
Consumer confidence in Kenya lacking direction ahead of August election
Nairobi, Kenya - Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) rose slightly in May to reach +12. At this level, it means...
Team Insights
Jun 20, 20173 min read
Consumers in Ghana are driving consumer confidence up in April
Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) rose slightly in April to reach +10. At this level, it means that the number...
Team Insights
May 22, 20174 min read
Ghana is driving consumer confidence up in March
Africa's first monthly consumer confidence index (KIC Score) rose slightly in March to reach 8. At this level, it means that the number...
Team Insights
May 2, 20173 min read
Is Telco (Mobile) and bank (Banking) convergence happening in Africa?
Mobile banking has exploded in Africa and especially in Kenya since the launch of M-Pesa in 2007. In 2014, Safaricom, the telco who owns...
Team Insights
Mar 21, 20172 min read
Consumer's confidence fell slightly in February
Is Ivory Coast growth flowing to the real economy? The Global KIC Score fell yet again in February, this time by 2 points to reach 7. At...
Team Insights
Mar 12, 20173 min read
Consumer's confidence is rising in South Africa ahead of Zuma speech
Is South Africa turning the corner in 2017? The year 2016 was a difficult year for South Africa. The end of the commodity boom had a...
Team Insights
Feb 9, 20173 min read
Sharp rise in consumer's confidence after the elections in Ghana
Consumer confidence in Ghana at an all-time high going into 2017 After a year that saw the economic conditions in Ghana worsened, people...
Team Insights
Dec 27, 20162 min read
Consumers' confidence in Africa rises ahead of holiday season
Confidence from consumers in six major urban centers in Africa on the rise ahead of the holiday season. The KASI Consumer Confidence...
Team Insights
Dec 6, 20163 min read
bottom of page