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In all Sub-Saharan African countries, the informal sector plays an important role. Indeed, the informal economy weighs the most with an average of about...
Here’s why we Should Care About What Happens to the Euro
The Euro ranks second in the share of world GDP after the U.S., even as China is projected to overtake the Euro by 2023. At first glance, this might seem trivial as over 65% of global trade is invoiced in dollars.
The Huawei Fuss and Implications for Africa’s Cyber Security
Given several companies are stepping up their 5G capabilities, it might be time to design some best standards that do not allow backdoors across networks, whilst ensuring that Huawei can operate across Africa.
Oil Prices Bearing the Brunt of the Corona virus
The implications of the Corona virus (COVID-19) will be heterogeneous, but oil prices will likely be lower in the medium-term
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Economic Freedom is Critical to Reducing Unemployment in Cameroon
The economic evolution of the nation Cameroon, which resulted from the merging between the formal British and French colonies since 1960 have been non-linear....
The Populists are Right – How the Franc CFA Impoverishes Africa
In the fall of 2011, and in the wake of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, panic soared in Franc-Afrique currency markets as widespread rumors of a possible...
Its Time to Rebase Cameroon’s GDP
By Lontum Edwin Nchadze
Initiated by Ghana in 2011, large-scale upward revisions of GDP estimates have been announced by several African countries in recent years. These...
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