The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, at the weekend charged African governments to remove all trade barriers, especially cost-related ones, in order to optimally explore the opportunities in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA) for national development. The foremost economist noted that the high costs African exporters were experiencing […]
With the commencement of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) pact effective Jaunary this year,, the Tax and Investment Desk of Centurion Plus has launched the AfCFTA Impact Report. The report is published to provide critical business impact assessment, especially for multinational companies and investors conducting business in Africa under AfCFTA […]
PAN Nigeria Limited and other local automobile assemblers have called on the Federal Government to urgently reconsider the tariff regime on imported vehicles into the country in order to safe local assembly plants from collapsing. The major local vehicle assembler made the appeal on Tuesday following the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval of the new […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reiterated its support for the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) sustained tight monetary policy and other measures being implemented to stabilize the Nigerian financial system and improve the nation’s economic growth. The support was expressed by the multilateral financial institution’s Chief Economist and Director of Research Department, Gita Gopinath, […]