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How Business Associations Shape West Africa’s Informal Sector And Who Gets Left Out

A World Bank study finds that fewer than 10% of West African microenterprises belong to business associations, which primarily serve older, male-run, and better-established firms. While membership is linked to improved performance,
Icon for www.worldbank.orgWorld Bank · Oct 10, 2024

Measuring the Size and Evolution of the Informal Economy

Informal businesses, representing the share of enterprises operating without formal licenses or government registration. This initiative aims to provide valuable insights into the size and evolution of the informal economy, advancing our knowledge on the ...
Icon for www.ghanaweb.comGhanaweb.com · 24d

92.3% of businesses informal – IBES I report

The country’s economy remains heavily informal, with a staggering 92.3percent of business establishments operating outside formal regulatory structures. This was revealed in the 2024 Integrated ...
Icon for www.worldfinance.comWorld Finance · Aug 25, 2017

Opening up Angola’s informal sector

In some countries, they create more jobs than the formal sector: for example, in Angola up to 60 percent of jobs are part of the informal sector. The region’s immature financial services sector makes it particularly difficult for informal businesses and ...