The Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA), a leading economic research organization, has listed some steps for government to take in order to translate the humongous tax incentives provided in the Finance Act 2020 for businesses to national economic benefits. Researchers at the Centre, in the just published Nigeria Economic Update 1 […]
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, African Development Bank’s (AfDB’s) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, were at the weekend at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, among African leaders honoured for their roles in facilitating the endorsement of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by 54 countries in the continent. A news report circulated by the African Press Organisation (APO) […]
Governors of the African Development Bank, representing shareholders from 80 countries, approved a landmark $115 billion increase in capital for the continent’s foremost financial institution at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held Thursday in Abidjan,.the Ivory Coast capital. The capital increase, the largest in the history of the development finance institution since its establishment in 1964, demonstrated […]
Delegates to the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference of Ministers (COM2019) which rounded off their week-long deliberations on how to stimulate growth in Africa today in Marrakesh, Morocco, have called on African governments to build more resilient economies in order to have the resources to meet Africa’s developmental goals and targets over the next few […]