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Continue reading →: Samana Group CEO Letter: What happened in 2025 and what to look for in 20262025 was a challenging year for real estate developers across the Dominican Republic, and Samana Group was no exception. Market conditions tightened simultaneously across our core buyer regions, extending sales cycles and delaying financing across the sector. At the same time, the year materially strengthened the company’s structure, governance, and execution…
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Continue reading →: The longest 15 seconds of my lifeI was standing in front of over 60 people from one family in Samaná.3 generations. Nearly 100 years connected to one piece of land. I had just presented our progress and vision and made the offer.3 years of work came down to this moment. Fifteen seconds that felt endless. Then…
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Continue reading →: Samaná Bay is one of the most critical whale nurseries in the entire Atlantic… Yet most people here don’t realize how fragile it has become. Every winter, humpback whales travel thousands of kilometers to give birth and nurse their calves in this exact body of water. NOAA, the International Whaling Commission, and the Dominican Marine Mammal Sanctuary have documented that Samaná consistently hosts one…
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Continue reading →: Eight Years Ago, My Fight For Justice in Nigeria BeganHere is the Final Score. Eight years ago, I was living in Lagos, after spending years building online travel and e-commerce companies in Nigeria. I helped launch Jovago (later rebranded as Jumia Travel) and grew it into one of the continent’s leading online hotel booking platforms. After stepping down from…
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Continue reading →: Osiem lat temu rozpoczęła się moja walka o sprawiedliwość w Nigerii
Właśnie pisze się jej ostatni rozdział. Osiem lat temu mieszkałem w Lagos, po kilku latach budowania firm z branży travel i e-commerce w Nigerii. Pomagałem uruchomić Jovago później Jumia Travel i rozwinąłem je w jedną z wiodących platform rezerwacji hotelowych na kontynencie. Po odejściu z tego projektu założyłem nową firmę…
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Continue reading →: The Surprising Link Between the Dominican Economy and New York’s Mayoral ElectionsNew York has just made history again — electing Zohran Mamdani as its 111th mayor: the city’s first Muslim and South Asian mayor, and its youngest in a century. His platform is laser-focused on affordability — rent freezes, a push toward a $30 minimum wage, and cheaper (even free) buses.…
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Continue reading →: Samaná Landbank Trust Becomes First Caribbean REIT Securitized Through Luxembourg & Swiss Financial Market InfrastructureWe didn’t IPO. We did something cooler first. After 15 months of grueling work, thousands of pages of documentation, countless hours of calls and on-site visits, and audits across three countries, we finally did it. Samaná Land Trust, part of Samaná Group Holding, is now the first Dominican (and Caribbean)…
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Continue reading →: Structured Communication in a Growing OrganizationIn the dynamic landscape of an expanding organization, the significance of structured communication cannot be overstated. As we grow, the complexity of our operations and the diversity of our team also increase. This evolution brings both opportunities and challenges, particularly in how we communicate. The purpose of this guideline is…
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Continue reading →: How does China want to take over Central Europe? Have a look at Africa — that’s their testing groundThis is a translation of an article written by polish Journalist Sylwia Czubkowska, who took her time and came to Nigeria to prepare her material. You can find the original here. First it was cheap flip-flops, then payment apps. Having already taken over African trade and industry, China is now moving into…
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Continue reading →: The New Normal: Crises don’t change the trends, they just accelerate themThis article was originally posted on VentureBurn.com (check original) Our piece of the pie is about to get much bigger. The problem is what happens to the pie. Let’s face it, for people freaking out the most, this Covid-19 is the first one in their adult business life. Financial Markets work…
Hello,
I’m Marek
Conscious Capitalist, Author of “Chasing Black Unicorns”. Born in Poland. Made in Nigeria, South Africa and the Dominican Republic. Co-founder: Jumia Travel, SunRoof, Samana Group.
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