October 30, 2019/IMFBlog By Thomas F. Alexander The informal economy, which is economic activity that falls outside the regulated economy and tax system, such as street vending or unregistered taxi drivers, is hard to measure. People and companies engaged in the informal economy usually operate on a small scale. This […]

October 29, 2019 By Lerisha Naidu, Partner, and Angelo Tzarevski, Senior Associate, Competition & Antitrust Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg African competition law on the continent is the subject of notable growth. An increasing number of jurisdictions have adopted laws and regulations, established authorities, secured membership to regional antitrust regimes and […]

MUTARE, Zimbabwe October 28, 2019 By Fraser Mitchell African companies and industries are losing value by failing to protect their intellectual property and failing to patent innovations, warns Prof. Munashe Furusa, Vice-Chancellor of Africa University (http://www.AfricaU.edu/). Estimates of the damage done to the African economy through lack of Intellectual Property […]