December 22, 2017//-Gross domestic product, or GDP, has been used to measure growth since the Second World War when economies were all about mass production and manufacturing.
Category: Industry
New Innovations at SGI Dubai 2018 Could Boost African Printing Industry
December 19, 2017//-Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 19, 2017/ — International Expo Consults (IEC) says the African printing industry stakeholders could immensely benefit from the best and latest innovative products and solutions at the upcoming SGI event.
6 Presidents, Business Leaders Battle for African Leadership Awards
London, UK, December 18, 2017/ — Six African Heads of States, and 12 Business Leaders are among nominees for various categories of the annual African Leadership Magazine Persons of the Year Awards 2017.
Bleak Christmas! Nigerians Lament
Lagos, Nigeria, December 16, 2017//- – “It is one week to Christmas and the air still feels like June. All my years, this year is the worst Christmas season I have experienced. On the 5th of December, 2016, I had done all my shopping. The remaining days before Christmas was to pick up things I forgot to […]
How Data Mining Revealed 2,000 Abuja Properties Belonging To Tax Defaulters
Abuja, Nigeria, December 15, 2017//- – Federal government recently revealed its seriousness in tracking and punishing tax defaulters after it revealed its intention to seize 2, 000 Abuja properties and resell them.
Social Change in Ghana, Senegal and Burkina Faso: A hit? A Miss? Or a Work in Progress?
Dakar, Senegal, December 14, 2017,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-A Niyel publication to shine a light on transparency, participation and accountability initiatives in West Africa.
Propping Up the Chinese Economy: Credit versus Fiscal Stimulus
December 13, 2017//-Credit booms are addictive. Credit supports growth and the perception of wealth. Yet credit booms are risky, and are often followed by financial busts and economic slowdowns. The challenge is taming credit without hurting growth.
UN Supports People with Life-Saving Aid with $13.4 M
New York, USA, December 13, 2017/ — The United Nations, through the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund, has allocated $13.4 million to help thousands of children, women and men in need of urgent humanitarian assistance in crisis-hit north-east Nigeria.
Corruption Disruption
December 11, 2017//-Why does the IMF care so deeply about corruption? The reason is simple. The job of the IMF is to protect global economic stability and promote strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive economic growth. And this becomes difficult, if not impossible, to achieve in the presence of entrenched and institutionalized corruption.
African Presidents Draw Strong Consensus for Inclusive Growth
December 9, 2017//-African presidents reached a strong consensus to focus on regional integration, inclusive growth and youth empowerment in order to achieve continued and sustained growth on the continent at the Africa 2017 Forum in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.