Energy, agriculture, infrastructure key areas for cooperation with China says Nigerian Foreign Minister
Energy, agriculture, infrastructure key areas for cooperation with China says Nigerian Foreign Minister…
AfDB’s Pierre Guislain on transforming Africa’s economies
Pierre Guislain the Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure, and Industrialisation at the AfDB says development banks like Afreximbank and the AfDB have a core mandate to harness the potential of Africa’s…
Swiss bank UBS loses bond role in China after economist’s pig comment
One of China's biggest state-run infrastructure companies has decided to exclude UBS from a bond deal. A senior economist at the Swiss bank sparked a furor in China after he used the…
Nigerian govt approves Nine infrastructure projects for Abuja
Nigerian govt approves nine infrastructure projects for Abuja.…
Unilever says already benefiting from Indonesia’s infrastructure drive
Hemant Bakshi, president director of Unilever Indonesia, talks about the $350 billion infrastructure drive by the Indonesian government led by President Joko Widodo, who is set to win a second term. Bakshi…
Scaling up revenue from Nigeria’s telco sector
Operators have often cited lack of infrastructure as one of the banes of Nigeria’s telecom sector. So how can the government scale up revenue from the sector? Lami Adekola, Co-Founder and Director…
Nigeria’s next president should prioritise on infrastructure investments – Jumia CEO
Ahead of Nigeria's presidential elections, CEO of Jumia Nigeria, Juliet Anammah says candidates aspiring for political office should prioritise investments in infrastructure development and promote bills that will foster the country's digital…
Singapore to focus on health, infrastructure in budget, minister says
Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat talks about the government's goals, and next month’s budget. Heng is widely viewed as most likely to succeed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after being named…
Young African architects tackle urban growth
Managing rapid urbanization has become one of the most important development challenges for Africa. The continent faces huge problems in meeting the needs of its growing urban populations, including housing and infrastructure.…
Assessing the investment risk in Nigeria’s energy sector
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo says the country will require one trillion dollars to modernise its energy infrastructure in 29 years. Oyeyemi Oke, Partner at A02 Law joins CNBC Africa to assess…
Billions lost to uncorrected refractive errors, here’s how this can be addressed
Did you know that $202 billion per annum is lost in productivity because of refractive errors? It would take $39 billion in infrastructure spend to address this.…