This is an updated version of an article originally published on businessdayonline It is common knowledge that Nigeria is not the easiest place to start or run a business. In its 2018 ‘Doing Business Index, the World Bank ranked Nigeria an aggregate 145th out of the 190 countries assessed. In the same report, Nigeria ranked…
Can Nigerian Businesses leverage the UK ECA’s ‘Buyer Loan Guarantee Scheme’ for Market and Value Chain Development Purposes? On the 9th of May 2018, I was privileged to attend the UK government’s first ‘UK Trade and Export Finance Conference’ at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London. It was a very well organised and attended…
There are some really amazing things currently happening within the global fintech space especially with respect to Blockchain and cryptocurrencies, that are throwing up once in a lifetime opportunities for discerning investors who understand the futility of trying to fight an idea whose time has come. Take the Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs for instance,…
