By Rachel Couper, Teddie Mandala Global development agencies seeking to improve results are increasingly looking to diversify their stable of partners and implementers as part of a broader drive toward locally led development. In 2021, for example, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power set out a new target for direct funding to local…
Attracting international private investment is crucial to closing financing gaps to better respond to countries’ specific needs in climate adaptation and mitigation. © Shutterstock/Michel luiz de Freitas | Policies to curb climate change through foreign direct investment have focused primarily on the renewable energy and electricity sectors. Ahead of the next UN climate change conference (COP27), UNCTAD…
The 17th edition of the Abuja International Trade Fair (AITF) organised by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has started today at the Trade Fair Complex. The Trade Fair with the theme, “Creating an Export Ready Market Through SME Digitization” is expected to host 500 exhibitors, 10,000 products and over 100,000 visitors. At…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has said that he would not appeal the judgement delivered on Wednesday by the Federal High Court, Damaturu, in Yobe State with respect to the forthcoming Yobe North Senatorial District elections. Lawan said in a statement which he personally signed and released on Thursday that he has accepted…
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Business Entrepreneurship Skills and Technology (ACCI-BEST) Centre on Monday launched the e-learning module on gender and disability inclusion mainstreaming to enable us to create an inclusive world. ACCI- BEST Centre organized the virtual launch as an outcome of the collaboration with the GIZ-SKYE program and Vocational Education and Training…
President Bazoum discusses the enduring conflict in the Sahel, the future of the G5S Alliance, partnership with the US, and what lies ahead for Niger amidst conflict with extremists and global migration challenges. At a time when instability and jihadist offensives continue to afflict the Sahel, Niger is a strategic actor in the region. The…
The Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the second Russia–Africa Summit in the Russian Federation, which will be held in the summer of 2023 in St. Petersburg, has been allotted. Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Yuri Ushakov was appointed Chairman of the Organizing Committee. A constructive and trust-based dialogue is…
Amidst national revenue shortfall, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare state of Emergency in the Export Sector of Nigeria. In his remarks at a webinar on the 2nd SME Conference organised by the National Chamber Policy Centre (NCPC) of ACCI, the President of the Chamber, Dr…
The German economy is in a broad-based recession as a result of supply and demand shocks. For the time being, no end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected. This results in high risks with regard to a comprehensive energy supply in Germany and high energy costs for the entire economy. In addition, the global supply…
GFP and FC4S introduce toolkit to help countries develop a sustainable finance roadmap Geneva, 27 September 2022 – The Green Finance Platform (GFP) and UNDP Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S) launched today its Sustainable Finance Diagnostic Toolkit to support policymakers take a coordinated approach to the development of a national sustainable finance roadmap. The toolkit is a 10-step online questionnaire that provides…
