Guidelines to support African governments in improving food safety across the informal sector are to be developed. The African Union (AU) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are ...

Federal government has introduced a 1% presumptive tax on informal businesses, exempting firms earning N12 million or less and banning cash tax collections.

Nigeria's informal sector is an important part of the country's economy, giving jobs and income to millions of Nigerians. While the Nigerian informal sector is more nuanced than imagined, as ...

Ghana's tax system has been criticized for perpetuating gender inequality, particularly affecting women in the informal ...

These are the individuals and micro-enterprises whose economic well-being is birthed and buoyed on the fringes of the formal economy; business activities that remain unregulated, and oftentimes, ...

Martin Magidi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Martin Magidi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

A groundbreaking report commissioned by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the CGIAR Initiative on One Health highlights the urgent need for innovative strategies to address ...

Lagos State Bureau of Statistics (LBS), in partnership with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has urged stakeholders in informal sector to provide factual data to ...

Could the key to India’s MSME growth be hiding in plain sight? Even as the government considers a ₹2,000 crore technology upgradation scheme for MSMEs, one must acknowledge that these schemes, while a ...

Uzir (left) presenting a souvenir to a trader in Sepang on Jan 6 in conjunction with the implementation of BE2026. – BERNAMApic SEPANG: The informal sector, which includes hawkers, petty traders, food ...

Kenya’s ride-hailing sector has become a critical lifeline for urban workers, with more than half of drivers on platforms like Bolt and Uber depending on it as their primary source of income, a new ...