Still not time for a ‘JOBS’ Act in Nigeria?

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…

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Foreign ECA’s and Market/Value Chain Development in Nigeria

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…

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