More than half of all employed people worldwide work off the books. And that number is expected to climb over the next decade. "Estimates are that the informal economy around the world is [worth] ...

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 ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Kenya’s informal and unregistered businesses are facing stricter oversight as the Kenya ...

Namibia's informal economy now contributes 26.5% to the country's gross domestic product (GDP), representing approximately US$13 billion at GDP purchasing power parity (PPP) levels for 2025.The data, ...

Throughout the Global South, informal recyclers—waste pickers, co-ops and buy-back centres—recover PET, HDPE, aluminium and ...

Egypt’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced the results of the Sixth Economic Census for 2022/2023 during an event marking World Statistics Day. According to the ...

The City of Johannesburg has started a two-week verification and registration process for informal traders operating in the ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has introduced the Modified Taxation Scheme (MTS) to enable businesses in the informal ...

Moniepoint Inc, Africa’s leading business payments and personal banking platform, has launched ‘M’, Nigeria’s first artificial intelligence-powered ...

House Democrats are having informal talks with their Republican colleagues about a potential bipartisan solution to finding a speaker, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday. In an interview on ...

SAPS says fighting extortion is a priority, but won’t provide details on its response. Vegetable traders are among the informal businesses in Cape Town’s townships targeted by extortionists. Photo: ...