Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, emphasised the need for a ‘humane and inclusive approach’ to taxing the informal sector. Makinde made the remarks while inaugurating the 157th ...

Part 9 of this article series presents an implementation strategy for 24HE Outcome 5, that is, informal sector economic actors transitioned to the formal sector. It draws on the findings of the ...

Abuja — A bill seeking to regulate and formalize the employment of domestic workers, apprentices, interns, and other informal sector employees in Nigeria has scaled second reading in the Senate.

These engagements aim to explore the challenges faced by informal sector workers—particularly market traders and peasant farmers—in accessing credit and social insurance services. The ...

The federal government in the past few years has imposed hefty taxes on the documented sector, fueling the informal economy. It’s a double whammy, as not only are the higher prices lowering ...

Egypt’s informal economy largely operates outside the formal tax and social-security system, meaning that in addition to its unfair competition with the formal sector, it is also able to offer ...

The benefits of India’s 9.2 percent real GDP growth in FY24 failed to trickle down to small-scale and informal sector workers, a Moneycontrol analysis of government data released on May 16 reveals.

The most important change in the new series may be the manner in which informal sector growth is estimated. Also Read: Statistical dust-up: The great Indian GDP controversy needn’t have arisen ...

No fewer than 5,000 direct beneficiaries from the informal sector smiled home with items they needed with a view to lifting them out of poverty. The items were not just given to the beneficiaries ...

The informal sector and the significant number of people employed in it are not new concerns in India. However, the labour codes offer policymakers an opportunity to rethink existing legislation ...

The World Bank, in collaboration with the ARCH coordination unit in Benin is organizing a workshop on « Extending Pension Coverage to Informal Sector Workers in Africa » in Cotonou during May 29-31, ...

The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading a bill to regulate and formalise employment in the informal sector through private agency involvement. The Bill sponsored by Senator Mohammed Sani ...