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The East African Business Council (EABC) has issued a plea to countries in the region to provide additional funding to the tourism sector in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. The tourism sector in East Africa has lost a lot of revenue due to the coronavirus outbreak. The East African […]
While the world feels the far-reaching impact of the coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic, which has already caused thousands of deaths, a Nigeria-based venture capital (VC) fund, Ventures Platform, is looking to do its bit to tackle the scourge. Ventures Platform, a Pan-African early-stage VC fund headquartered in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, has […]
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has warned that the spread of the coronavirus could stall economic growth of Nigeria by reducing the total exports of crude oil in 2020 to somewhere between US$ 14 billion and US$ 19 billion. The ECA Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, disclosed this in Addis […]
Stakeholders of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have proposed mergers to maximize the benefits of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) scheduled to begin in July. Their views were known in separate interviews with the Nigerian News Agency (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday. NAN reports that AfCFTA, which was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2019, is to be launched. NAN reports the AfCFTA, which was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2019, […]
