THE informal sector in Tanzania is the lifeblood of the nation’s economy, providing livelihoods for mil lions and serving as ...

The Zimbabwean economy, long characterised by its dual structure of formal and informal sectors, faces a monumental challenge ...

Even if we exclude agriculture, which mostly belongs to the informal sector, the non-agricultural activities unravel a significant proliferation of the informal sector. Further, within the formal ...

The ministry of statistics and programme implementation is exploring new data sources for estimating the informal sector ...

Unemployment rates remain a key indicator of economic activity across Africa. While some countries report low figures, these ...

The informal sector’s contribution to GDP is often underestimated due to a lack of reliable data. Integrating informal activities into the formal economy provides a clearer picture of economic ...

The discussion focused on improving the methodology for estimating the informal sector’s contribution and integrating new ...

In a bold move to address the growing informalisation of Zimbabwe’s economy, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has announced a series of new measures aimed at promoting ...

For example, the services sector, such as petty/street retail and household services, and subsistence farming may be entirely informal, requiring little capital and/or low skill levels.

Ojo noted that the informal sector has been playing ... “We know that a lot of activities run in that sector, including job creation, revenue, income generation and all that.