There is no doubt that Zambia’s current size of the informal sector carries significant economic costs, and this article will outline those costs to encourage authorities to prioritize solving this ...

According to the Financial Services Monitor report released on February 12, 2025, Kenyan businesses are increasingly relying on personal loans and informal borrowing to finance their operations. The ...

Mbare Musika has long been a symbol of Zimbabwe's informal economy, an epicentre where thousands of traders have earned a living, supported families, and contributed to the country's economy.It has ...

The report "Informality and the Life Cycle of Plants" by the World Bank, Global Indicators Group sheds light on a critical yet often overlooked aspect of global economies—the role of informal ...

However, this aggressive push to formalize the informal sector seems to overlook the severe challenges small business owners face. The government’s insistence on mandatory bank accounts ...

Our research based on a sample of 7,510 microenterprises in India suggests that digital technologies can make a big difference to a micro-informal business, especially in a crisis. COVID-19 led many ...

Formal retailers and wholesalers in Zimbabwe are experiencing a decline in customer traffic as consumers increasingly prefer ...

SALGA further defines the informal sector as operation of an informal, unregistered, small business from one's place of living. [8] This includes any road-side shops, ‘spaza' shops, newspaper and ...

AMH is an independent media house free from political ties or outside influence. We have four newspapers: The Zimbabwe ...

The stick is unlikely to succeed in an economy where the tax regime is so harsh that it would cause many, if not most, informal businesses to go under. We all know that one of the biggest ...