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August 1, 2018

Africa Update: What you need to know about the rise of South Africa’s Q2 unemployment rate

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 27.2 percent of the labour force in the second quarter from 26.7 percent in the first quarter, […]
June 11, 2018

Africa Update: ‘Trade between Commonwealth countries to hit $1tr by 2020’

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has announced that the trade between commonwealth countries estimated to be about $700 billion in 2015 is expected to hit $1 […]
April 6, 2018

Nigeria Update: ‘CAC undergoing reforms to improve ease of doing business’

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has stated that the corporation is undergoing some reforms as part of efforts to ease business registration as well as improve […]
March 9, 2018

Nigeria Update: Lagos grants N4.9b loans to 5,800 businesses, targets digital economy

Lagos State government has granted N4.9 billion loans to 5,800 small and medium scale businesses.  The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund […]