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<p>At the on-going 2019 Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos, Dubai is looking to position itself as the top destination for African tourists. For this discussion, Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing joins CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


How Dubai plans to attract more tourism from Africa

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<p>Over the past four years, Rwanda has made great strides in investment in sports infrastructure. Starting with a high intensity cycling training center, to a world class cricket oval and now to an International standard basketball arena, the sky is the limit. On the pros of this investment, Sports Entrepreneur and President of Patriots Basketball Club, Brian Kirungi joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Arnold Kwizera for more.</p>


Patriots Basketball Club President Brian Kirungi on the business of sports in Rwanda

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<p>Technology company, Andela is looking to restructure its talent pool. This comes after it announced the departure of 250 junior engineers from across Nigeria and Uganda. Andela&#8217;s Vice President of Global Operations, Seni Sulyman says 170 jobs are still at risk in Kenya. He joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Esther Awoniyi for more&#8230;.</p>


Andela’s Sulyman on engineering jobs at risk as customer demand shifts in Nigeria and Uganda

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<p>Nigeria says it will take necessary legal and diplomatic steps to ensure that its assets would not be seized over the case of a failed gas contract allegedly awarded to an Irish engineering and project management company, P&#038;ID. To discuss the way forward for Nigeria, Babatunde Ajibade, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Managing Partner at S.P.A Ajibade joins CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


P&ID judgement: Nigeria’s legal options

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<p>PwC Nigeria says for four consecutive years, official remittances to Nigeria have exceeded the country’s oil revenues with 2018 migrant remittances equalling $25 billion. To discuss this, Partner and Chief Economist at PwC Nigeria, Andrew Nevin joins CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


Economic power of Nigeria’s diaspora

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<p>Devakumar Edwin, Group Executive Director at the Dangote Group says they are confident that the refinery will be completely built and ready to start by the end of 2020. He joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi for an update on the Dangote refinery&#8230;.</p>


Dangote refinery ready to start by end of 2020

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<p>The World Bank says Africa&#8217;s poorest countries saw little to no progress on average in improving the quality of their policy and institutional frameworks in 2018. The average Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) score in Africa&#8217;s 38 International Development Associations (IDA), that is the IDA-eligible countries in 2018 remained unchanged at 3.1 on a scale of zero to six. To put this in perspective Albert Zeufack, Chief Economist for Africa at the World Bank joins CNBC Africa’s Kenneth Igbomor for more&#8230;.</p>


CPIA scores hardly improving African countries: A look at policy & institutional reforms

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<p>The recent trade tensions show increased competition between U.S and China. Does China’s Belt and Road Initiative tilt the scale? Andrei Ugarov, Partner and West Africa Corporate Finance Leader at PwC joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi to discuss how Africa should engage China&#8230;.</p>


How should Africa engage China?

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<p>The recent $5 billion fine levied against Facebook by the U.S consumer protection agency, the Federal Trade Commission brings to the fore issues around data privacy violations globally. Meanwhile, Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency is investigating alleged breaches of data privacy rights of Nigerians by banks, telecoms firms and some agencies. Ogochukwu Isiadinso, Associate Director for Tax Advisory &#038; Regulatory Services at Andersen Tax joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi for this discussion&#8230;.</p>


Understanding privacy rights & data breaches in Nigeria

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<p>The Managing Director of Nielsen Africa, Bryan Sun says when it comes to whether Sub-Saharan African consumers are feeling more prosperous and how this influences their propensity to purchase, markets are significantly polarised. He joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi to share some insight on consumer behaviour in sub-Saharan Africa&#8230;.</p>


Understanding the African consumer

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<p>PricewaterhouseCoopers expects the overall hotel room revenue in Africa to expand at a compound rate of 5.80 per cent to R50.6 billion by 2023. Trevor Ward, Managing Director of W Hospitality Group joined CNBC’s Esther Awoniyi to discuss this&#8230;.</p>


Tourism and hospitality industry outlook for Africa

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<p>Nigeria recently inaugurated the Securities and Exchange Commission board to formulate general policies for the regulation and development of the capital market. Ahmed Rufai Mohammed, President &#038; Chairman of Council, Institute of Directors, Nigeria joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi to discuss corporate governance regulation in Nigeria&#8230;.</p>


The state corporate governance regulation in Nigeria

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<p>The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says the rule of origin is the gatekeeper of continental regional integration. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development joins CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


AfCFTA: Understanding the rules of origin

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<p>The Central Bank of Nigeria says it plans to broaden access to financial services to people in under-served parts of the country over the next five years and its ultimate goal is to ensure that 95 per cent of eligible Nigerians have access to financial services by 2024. Olayinka David West; Academic Director and Professor of Information Systems at Lagos Business School and Dayo Ademola, Head Of Innovation at Efina join CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi for more&#8230;.</p>


CBN’s renewed drive for financial inclusion

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<p>The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development says the digital economy is increasingly becoming the economy itself and It will not be feasible to ring-fence it from the rest of the economy for tax purposes. The OECD is, therefore, proposing a consensus solution to the tax challenges. Can Nigeria benefit from this? Jeremy Cape, International Tax Partner at Squire Patton Boggs LLP joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi for this discussion&#8230;.</p>


Is Nigeria equipped to tax the digital economy?

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<p>As Nigeria looks to deepen its gold industry, the government has stepped up its cooperation with Dubai following President Buhari’s visit to Dubai earlier this year. However, the Environmental Law Institute says Nigeria does not have a well-developed large-scale mining sector, and the majority of gold mining in the country is carried out by artisanal and small-scale miners unlike countries like Ghana and Burkina Faso. Nere Teriba, Vice Chairman of Kian Smith Trade &#038; Co joined CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi for this discussion&#8230;.</p>


The rise of Nigeria’s gold market

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<p>The International Coach Federation; the industry’s largest association for professionally trained life coaches says that the industry around the world generated nearly $2 billion in annual revenue. Lanre Olusola, Chief Catalyst at Olusola Lanre Coaching Academy joins CNBC Africa to discuss the importance of life coaching in helping people thrive in today’s world&#8230;.</p>


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How Dubai plans to attract more tourism from Africa

Patriots Basketball Club President Brian Kirungi on the business of sports in Rwanda

Andela’s Sulyman on engineering jobs at risk as customer demand shifts in Nigeria and Uganda

P&ID judgement: Nigeria’s legal options

Economic power of Nigeria’s diaspora

Dangote refinery ready to start by end of 2020

CPIA scores hardly improving African countries: A look at policy & institutional reforms

How should Africa engage China?

Understanding privacy rights & data breaches in Nigeria

Understanding the African consumer

Tourism and hospitality industry outlook for Africa

The state corporate governance regulation in Nigeria

AfCFTA: Understanding the rules of origin

CBN’s renewed drive for financial inclusion

Is Nigeria equipped to tax the digital economy?

The rise of Nigeria’s gold market

The importance of life coaching in today’s world

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Beyond Markets

How Dubai plans to attract more tourism from Africa

Patriots Basketball Club President Brian Kirungi on the business of sports in Rwanda

Andela’s Sulyman on engineering jobs at risk as customer demand shifts in Nigeria and Uganda

P&ID judgement: Nigeria’s legal options

Economic power of Nigeria’s diaspora

Dangote refinery ready to start by end of 2020

CPIA scores hardly improving African countries: A look at policy & institutional reforms

How should Africa engage China?

Understanding privacy rights & data breaches in Nigeria

Understanding the African consumer

Tourism and hospitality industry outlook for Africa

The state corporate governance regulation in Nigeria

AfCFTA: Understanding the rules of origin

CBN’s renewed drive for financial inclusion

Is Nigeria equipped to tax the digital economy?

The rise of Nigeria’s gold market

The importance of life coaching in today’s world

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