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Emeka Osuji
Unclear microfinance vision promotes poverty
Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the level of poverty in Nigeria are anything but encouraging.…
The Bravado of Microfinance without Microinsurance
Bravado is overbearing arrogance. It almost always comes from the assumption that one is powerful.…
Advice to my favourite SME: Listen to the bed bug (2)
My favourite SME, I have a feeling that you didn’t quite like some of the things I said last week. I would like to…
Advice to my favourite SME: Listen to the bed bug (1)
To say that the times are hard in Nigeria today is to put it mildly. We live in the kind of…
Anticipating disruptions is key to business survival
Several institutions and groups have been investing much in the training and development of young Nigerian…
SMEs and interest rates: another long wait
There was a tinge of excitement among some analysts last week, when the Central Bank, through its Monetary Policy…
Policy disarray as requiem for small business
Some time ago, I wrote an article in this column, titled “Doing Business in Nigeria: all motion no movement”. The…
Kill delinquency before it kills the bank
President Buhari is reputed to have said that Nigeria must kill corruption before it kills Nigeria. There are many…
The Uncertainty of managing uncertainty
Before strategic planning fell into disuse in the late 90s, its hallmark was precision in prediction. Using a set…
Financing enterprises in transformation
The transition of micro and small enterprises to bigger entities, playing in the formal sector is good for the…
MSME development and financial purgatory
The dream of those involved in SME development is to see these entities grow big and, hopefully, graduate to major…
Governance, governance and more governance
The winter 2007 edition of the Sloan Management Review carried an article by two world-class intellectuals - David…