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Rafiq Raji
[#StopTheKillings] UK-Africa post-Brexit trade scenarios…
The second week of July started with the resignation of erstwhile UK Brexit secretary David Davis. The junior…
Fidelity bank: Steadily aiming high
Four years ago, Fidelity Bank aimed to be Nigeria’s top tier 2 bank. It succeeded. Fidelity now aims to be a tier 1…
[#StopTheKillings] Would foreign banks be beneficial for…
Do foreign banks help?
What has been the actual experiences of countries that allow foreign banks to participate…
[#StopTheKillings]Would foreign banks be beneficial for…
Expertise, capital and jobs
KCB Group, Kenya’s largest bank, which opened a representative office in Addis Ababa…
[#StopTheKillings] Would foreign banks be beneficial for…
Aid is not free
The upheaval in the majority Oromo areas that birthed Mr Ahmed’s premiership re-mains; albeit…
[#StopTheKillings]: Would foreign banks be beneficial…
Introduction
In June 2018, Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed survived an apparent assassination attempt.…
Reporter’s notebook: At the Afreximbank annual meetings…
Ironically, people from these parts often bandy about aphorisms like“no man is an island” and so on; often to serve…
#StopTheKillings Can Lake Chad be saved?
Most Africans probably sometimes just wonder what the fuss about climate change is all about. The planet is getting…
What is the potential of financing African SMEs via…
Global crowdfunding financing was $34.4billion in 2015, according to a 2016 report by Massolution; more than 70…
Smart Lagos (6): Status, prospects & opportunities
Silicon Valley already positioning itself
Global tech giants are expectedly following up on their top…
Smart Lagos (5): Status, prospects & opportunities
According to PwC, the Nigerian gaming industry, which is largely domiciled in Lagos, would earn about $87 million…
Smart Lagos (4): Status, Prospects &Opportunities
Cheap talent, large market
Lagos as a technology opportunity has to be seen from the angle of talent and market.…