The road infrastructure in Nigeria is rather poor and is currently being upgraded. The GDP in that sector was negative in Q2 2015 and finally turned positive Q1 2017 and continued to grow in Q2 as well. The country believes that roads are a key thing to have upgraded and I personally agree. I think a well designed road system… Read more »
[embeddoc url=”http://allafrica.com/stories/201709190915.html” download=”all”] Against the background of the need for adequate road infrastructure which is central to Nigeria’s economic growth and core of good governance and public welfare, stakeholders in the nation’s construction industry, weekend, gathered at the Road Construction Summit 2017, put together by cement giant, Lafarge Africa Plc, in partnership with BusinessDay newspaper to find practical and innovative… Read more »
[embeddoc url=”http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/219899/” download=”all”] Rwanda continues to post impressive economic growth figures as it makes strides towards Vision 2020. However, it is not lost to many economic analysts that the growth rates have not been commensurate with the level of domestic savings and private investments. A good pool of long term domestic savings is imperative in stimulating private investments and the… Read more »
[embeddoc url=”https://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1461968/ugandans-smart-industrial-policy-expert” download=”all”] Uganda should develop a smart industrial policy that looks at opportunities and strengths of the economy and the benefits from regional integration. Rodgers Mukwaya, an economic affairs officer for the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), while commenting on Uganda’s industrial policy quest, cited the example of Malaysia, which targeted the electric and electronics sector, Ethiopia with… Read more »
[embeddoc url=”http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/Nairobi-is-Africa-s-4th-most-expensive-capital-city/539546-4100308-jfue0ez/index.html” download=”all”] Nairobi is Africa’s fourth most expensive city to live in, according to a cost of living index prepared for various cities across the world. Expatistan, an online cost of living calculator, has placed the Kenyan capital, which hosts various international organisations including UN Habitat, behind Harare, Port Louis and Pretoria. But the survey also found that Nairobi… Read more »