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Interviews & Viewpoints | Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing: Interview from The Report: Nigeria 2019
Interviews & Viewpoints | Paul Onwuanibe, CEO, Landmark Africa: Interview from The Report: Nigeria 2019
Articles & Analysis | Real estate prices in Nigeria grow steadily from The Report: Nigeria 2019
After a boom period marked by high oil prices and double-digit growth, Nigeria’s real estate sector was significantly impacted by the country’s economic downturn, with growth dropping off in 2015 and 2016, and remaining subdued in 2017 and early 2018. With some high-end office and residential projects stalled, developers are increasingly...
Chapter | Construction & Real Estate from The Report: Nigeria 2019
Although currency volatility and a recession in 2016 impacted private sector investment, public spending on new infrastructure has surged in recent years, and is expected to rise again for the remainder of 2018 and into 2019. However, public funds do not suffice to close the country’s widening infrastructure deficit, something that has led the government to increasingly target private sector...
Combining oil and gas wealth with the entrepreneurial efforts of its predominantly young population, Nigeria has developed a business-friendly environment over the past two decades of civilian rule. The country has effectively leveraged its abundance of natural resources and harnessed the strength of its 193m-strong population to become a key nation both on the African continent and beyond.
Articles & Analysis | As global urban populations undergo rapid growth, planners strive to create more efficient spaces from The Report: Kuwait 2018
In 2008, for the first time in history, more than half of humanity was living in urban areas. Perhaps the most remarkable observation about this trend is the speed at which it has happened: as recently as 1900 urban areas accounted for 13% of the global population. Towns and cities are seen as the crucibles of opportunity for many rural...