Global investment increased 37% as new projects decline – Report
Orisemeke Benjamin The latest Global Investment Trends Monitor shows that foreign direct investment (FDI) increased by 37% compared with the...
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Global growth slows, but Nigeria and other global south economies can still shape the new trade order — UNCTAD
Omeiza Bilal The global economy is slowing again, but trade is refusing to collapse. That is the central message of...
Global growth slows to 2.6%, gap widens between developing regions
UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Report 2026: the geoeconomics of development, presented today in Geneva, projects global growth of 2.6% for...
World Bank warns of 800m jobs gap, pushes private capital Into Africa’s energy sector
Orisemeke Benjamin World Bank Group President, Ajay Banga, has warned that 1.2 billion young people will reach the job market...
Nigeria’s reforms can transform Africa-Oyedele
Omeiza Bilal Nigeria’s experience with economic reforms offers valuable lessons for African countries seeking sustainable growth, stronger regional trade and...
Don’t just be recipients, build finance, Dangote, Amina Mohammed, task young African leaders
Dangote Refinery helping Africa ‘take back its mind’ - Oramah …Stop acting as recipients, start shaping global power - Amina...
AUC–ATAF deepen cooperation on domestic resource mobilisation
Orisemeke Benjamin The African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening...
Hormuz meltdown: UN warns small businesses face extinction as trade route collapses
Orisemeke Benjamin Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide risk being permanently shut out of global supply chains as the fallout...
Global investment rises 6% to $1.6trn but development gains remain uneven – Report
Orisemeke Benjamin Global foreign direct investment rose 6% to $1.6 trillion in 2025, ending two years of decline, but the...
Digital services exports are growing fast as least developed countries fall behind – UNCTAD
Services are increasingly embedded in production across sectors. Logistics, finance, design and data management are built into what farms and...
