Where to invest in second half of 2018
19 June 2018 |
10:22 am
As the first half of 2018 winds down, Niyi Adewumi, Managing Director, CEO of NAJ Pacific Investments joins CNBC Africa to discuss some of the best sectors to invest in the second half of the year.
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