Malawi 2020. Volkswagen performs outstandingly (+69.2%) in market crashing 37.5%
Malawi vehicles market in 2020 reports considerable losses as the pandemic influences sales. Indeed, 724 units were sold Year To Date August, losing 37.5% compared to last year. Toyota (-37.8%) remains the leader, followed by Ford (+9.5%). Volkswagen was the best performer, soaring 69.2%. Economic Environment Malawi’s three-year pathway of fast economic growth has been interrupted […]
Mauritius 2020. Toyota menaces Nissan’s leadership in market down 25.3%
Mauritius vehicles market in 2020 reports considerable losses as the pandemic influences sales. Indeed, 5.041 units were sold Year To Date August, losing 25.3% compared to last year. Nissan (-24.5%) remains the leader, closely followed by Toyota (-22.9%). Economic Environment Real GDP growth was moderate yet steady, averaging 3.8% during 2015–19. Growth was mainly driven […]
Russia best selling cars. The top in 2020
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Reunion 2020. Market suffers (-11.8%), all top brands register losses but Renault (-0.8%) remains the leader
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Lesotho 2020. Market falls 19% and Toyota keeps dominating sales
Lesotho vehicles market in 2020 reports a drop as the pandemic influences sales. Indeed, 449 units were sold Year To Date until August, losing 19% compared to last year. Toyota (-24.1%) maintains the leadership by a very large margin, while Volvo was the worst performer, with a 80% drop in sales. Economic Environment Lesotho is […]
Ivory Coast 2020. Auto sales down only 2.8% Year to Date in August despite COVID-19
Cote d’Ivoire’s vehicles market in 2020 reports surprisingly a very small drop in sales. Indeed, 6.966 units were sold Year To Date until August, losing 2.8% compared to last year. Toyota (+12.6%) maintains the leadership, while Nissan was the worst performer, with a 39.2% drop in sales. The rising star is Volkswagen, increasing its sales by […]
A few takeaways from the 2020 Cambridge cryptoasset study: 101M users, 39% renewable energy, and the rise of stablecoins

Here’s the full report. Below are some of my takeaways, along with excerpts and charts. Anything in bold is my writing, and everything else is copied verbatim from the PDF. 1. There are approximately 101M “cryptoasset users” An updated estimate of the number of cryptoasset users indicates a total of up to 101 million unique […]
Indonesia 2020. Best selling cars ranking
Indonesia’s best-selling car in 2020 up to August is still the Toyota Avanza despite crumbling down at 7.8% of market share, while the Honda Brio landed in 2nd place. The Toyota Calya enters the top 10 with a stunning performance and conquers 4.7% share, while the Mitsubishi Xpander falls 2 spots, down to 5th position. […]
Congo 2020. Auto sales plummet over 50%, all brands report double-digit losses
Democratic Republic of Congo vehicles market in 2020 reports a sharp drop in an already suffering market as the pandemic influences sales even further. Indeed, 438 units were sold Year To Date until August, losing 51.9% compared to last year. Toyota (-45.5%) maintains the leadership, while Hyundai registered the top 10 hold, losing “only” 21.7%. […]
Gabon 2020. Market reports modest losses (-5.2%) while Nissan grows tenfold
Gabon vehicles market in 2020 reports modest losses as the pandemic influences sales. Indeed, 1.541 units were sold Year To Date until August, losing 5.2% compared to last year. Toyota (-1.1%) remains the leader, followed by Ford (-17.9%). Nissan was the best performer, soaring tenfold. Economic Environment Gabon is a central African country rich is […]