OPINION/EDITORIAL

Africa’s Travel and Tourism Industry: Is recovery at sight?

August 21, 2020/United Capital The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has left a devastating impact on economies across the world. Notably, the Travel and Tourism industry which contributes over €150.0bn (change to dollar) to Africa’s economy, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council, has been one of the hardest hit industries by the […]

Petroleum Industry Bill – Is There Light At The End of The Tunnel?

Culled—Proshare August 20, 2020 by CSL Research Local media reports say the Ministry of Petroleum Resources will be presenting the highly anticipated oil and gas reform bill to the President soon. The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which was introduced to the National Assembly over a decade ago was aimed at […]

Lack of Human Capital is Holding Back Latin America’s Growth

IMF Country Focus August 13, 2020/IMF By Bas B. Bakker, Manuk Ghazanchyan, Alex Ho, and Vibha Nanda IMF Western Hemisphere Department In 1990, Latin America’s average GDP per capita was a little over a quarter of the United States’ income level, while emerging and developing Asian countries’ GDP per capita […]