Increased spending fails to spike healthcare outcomes in Nigeria, Africa
Businessam StaffMay 29, 2017
*New public-private partnership models advocated… Despite increased spending on healthcare in the public and private sectors
World’s biggest economies sitting on a ‘pension time bomb’? WEF says funding gap will surpass global GDP
Businessam StaffMay 29, 2017
A report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned that by 2050 the combined pension savings gap of eight major economies could
Nigeria’s poor power supply linked to inadequate financial investment, consumer sabotage
Businessam StaffMay 29, 2017
Inadequate financial investment and poor consumer appreciation of the challenges in the power sector have been adduced as reasons for
World Bank economist sidelined after demanding shorter emails and reports
Businessam StaffMay 26, 2017
The chief economist at the World Bank has stepped down from its research arm after staff were vexed by demands to write succinctly,
Nigeria not opposed to joining OPEC output cuts, says oil minister
Businessam StaffMay 25, 2017
Nigerian Oil Minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said on Thursday that conceptually Nigeria was not opposed to joining OPEC production caps
BPE pledges to ensure port concessionaires keep to terms of covenants, agreements
Businessam StaffMay 18, 2017
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has pledged to work with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to ensure port concessionaires keep
Zambia’s economy to grow 4 percent in 2017, 5.2 percent in 2018: govt official
Businessam StaffMay 18, 2017
Zambia’s economy will grow by 4 percent this year from around 3.2 percent last year supported by better agricultural output,
Ireland anticipates 10-fold rise in customs declarations post-Brexit
Businessam StaffMay 17, 2017
Ireland anticipates a 10-fold increase in the number of customs declarations made by local companies after Brexit, a senior official
IMF expects inflation to remain in mid-teens until 2020
Businessam StaffMay 16, 2017
By Business a.m. live staff The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that inflation in Nigeria would remain in the