Economy

Has recent Sub-Saharan African growth translated into improved living conditions for ordinary Africans? By Andy McKay High rates of African growth reported in many Sub-Saharan African...

Determinants of bank profitability in Nigeria: an empirical assessment  by W. U Ani, D.O Ugwunta, I. J Ezeudu and G. O Ugwuanyi Given the recent developments...

Total external financial flows to Africa reached a new record high in 2012, totalling USD 182 billion, driven by FDI and remittances. there have...

In this article Mazdak outlines the aspects which characterize SMEs as sustainable FD Investors and the relevance of SMEs as sustainable FDIs. There has always...

The recent global economic recess has far reaching implications on the stock market, employment of labor and survival of the production sector. Investors are...

African banks are expanding into neighbouring countries and further afield benefiting from their knowledge and expertise in familiar territory. Over the last five years Africa...

Peace is good for business – entrepreneurship and violent conflict in Africa By Tilman Brück, Wim Naudé and Philip Verwimp Arms flows to sub-Saharan Africa (excluding...

This paper aims to study the effect of debt on economic growth of 19 developing countries over the period 1990-2011, through the use of...

Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDER Foreign aid is often seen as different from other forms of investment, and some argue that rather than having a positive...

Africa is a continent rich in natural resources. Among all the countries of this continent, some are among the poorest on the planet. But...