in the early planning stages in sub-Saharan Africa.But why are the largest international hospitality brands so keen to expand into Africa, and why have so many of them failed to make the impact they had hoped in economies that are growing much faster than most other countries in the world?
How well you enjoy social services and public infrastructure is not a function of how much tax you pay hence people will avoid paying if they can. Over the years, governments at all levels in Nigeria have relied heavily on revenue from oil and neglected tax revenue in the process. With ...
Nigeria: Bridging the digital divide Ranking 70th in Huawei’s Global Connectivity Index 2018, Nigeria’s current Internet penetration rate of 50.2 percent means that around half of the African nation’s 186 million people have no way of benefiting from online opportunities. In 2018 Huawei I...
How much does geography affect people's lives? How does culture impact the political economy? How does climate change affect living things? How does drought influence economic activities? How does location affect a country's economic activities?
Kerry Naidoo: Mayowa, Topsy, thank you very much for joining us in this episode. Mayowa Kuyoro: It was our pleasure. Thank you so much. Topsy Kola-Oyen...: Thank you so much for having us. We're always happy to talk Nigeria Fintech. Thank you. Kerry Naidoo: And thanks to you, ...
Nigeriais the richest and most populous country in Africa. The country's large population of 211 million is a likely contributor to its large GDP. Nigeria is a middle-income, mixed economy and emerging market with growing financial, service, communications, and technology sectors. ...
Groups like the Gates Foundation, GAVI, The Global Fund, and Partners in Health—cofounded by Paul Farmer, who lived in Rwanda for years—have financed the effort substantially. But much of the innovation and footwork has been homegrown. Child mortality, meanwhile, has dropped from one of the...
Does function follow organizational form? Evidence from the lending practices of large and small banks J. Financ. Econ., 76 (2) (2005), pp. 237-269 View PDFView articleView in ScopusGoogle Scholar Berkes et al., 2012 M.E.G. Berkes, U. Panizza, M.J.L. Arcand Too much finance?
In terms of economic growth, positive shocks have a greater impact than negative shocks due to the volatility of crude oil. However, shocks resulting from geopolitical risks, whether positive or negative, have little effect on economic growth. The industrial production index, a measure of the ...
35 Israel is also included in this region, although its economy is much more closely tied to Europe and North America. 36 Countries in the Middle East & North Africa have also entered into a variety of broader trade agreements. All of the countries of North Africa are involved in the ...