The World Bank has admitted Nigeria moved out of last year’s recession faster than expected. The bank, in its newly released Africa’s Pulse report, admitted that…
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The global economy is expected to grow by 4% in 2021. This projection is based on the initial COVID-19 vaccine rollout which should become widespread throughout…
Today on Business Edge, Tolulope Adeleru Balogun discusses the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) with Andrew Mold, Chief, Regional Integration and AfCFTA, Sub-Regional Office for…
South Africa has reinstated free visas for travelers from some selected countries. This was earlier suspending in March as part of a strict lockdown to curb…
No economy thrives on mono commodity trade, none. This is a dynamic the famous Adam Smith understood so well and explained in his piece “Wealth of…
In the first quarter of 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic rampant food insecurity has been recorded in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Rivers according to state statistics…
South Africa is planning projects worth $20.5 billion in sectors such as transport, energy and water as it looks to drive an economic recovery from the…
Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) has accused local banks of not adhering to the Central Bank and Bankers’ Committee directive to suspend staff lay-offs due to…
As paltry oil revenues and a global lockdown forces see the country’s petroleum price to a record low of $20 a barrel, Nigeria’s economy is expected…
A recent survey reveals that South African private sector activity fell to a new record low in April, as seen on Wednesday owing to a nationwide…