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Africa: The 85.8% Frontier

Apr 15, 2026

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Asia-Pacific: The Epicenter

Apr 8, 2026

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18 min read

The 61% Reality: Understanding Global Informality and Formalization Velocity

Apr 1, 2026

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20 min read

Prequel of Season 1 : Before the Billions Were Counted

Mar 27, 2026

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12 min read

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Africa: The 85.8% Frontier

On a continent where only 14.2% of workers have formal status, informality is not the exception. It is the economy. But Africa's mobile money revolution and demographic trajectory are rewriting the rules.

Apr 15, 2026

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21 min read

Asia-Pacific: The Epicenter

More than one billion informal workers. Over half the global informal workforce. The region where GDP growth and informality coexist at a scale that defies conventional development logic.

Apr 8, 2026

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18 min read

The 61% Reality: Understanding Global Informality and Formalization Velocity

The global economy has a structural blind spot. 2 billion workers are inside it. BASE1 introduces the measurement framework designed to track how fast that is changing.

Apr 1, 2026

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20 min read

Prequel of Season 1 : Before the Billions Were Counted

How the World Built a Global Economy That Works for Four in Ten — and Called It a Success

Mar 27, 2026

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12 min read

The World InformalEconomy Summit

Africa: The 85.8% Frontier

Asia-Pacific: The Epicenter

The 61% Reality: Understanding Global Informality and Formalization Velocity

Prequel of Season 1 : Before the Billions Were Counted

Africa: The 85.8% Frontier

Asia-Pacific: The Epicenter

The 61% Reality: Understanding Global Informality and Formalization Velocity

Prequel of Season 1 : Before the Billions Were Counted

The World Informal
Economy Summit