A new study by Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has revealed that 42 per cent of informal sector operators do not have enough ...

The report by ESRF and UNU-WIDER redefines informality as a dynamic force of innovation and survival, driving livelihoods and ...

Kenya’s vast informal economy which is largely made up of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has been cited as a source of unfair competition for mainstream firms. The lawlessness that some ...

Justine Olawande Daramola receives funding from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), National Research Foundation (NRF), and other International Grant Funding Organizations like ...

The formalisation process includes obtaining licenses, and registering with the Registrar of Companies. [iStockphoto] When President Uhuru Kenyatta announced a subsidy for maize millers and halved the ...

As businesses shuttered and millions of U.S. residents lost their jobs in the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many feared that an unprecedented surge of evictions was around the corner. But ...

Nairobi County aims to expand its tax base and revenue by formalising informal street-side business and strengthening digital payment systems.These efforts are intended to meet the county’s own-source ...

Nearly 90 percent of informal businesses in Nigeria generate less than N500,000 in monthly profit according to Moniepoint’s ...