Segun Awolowo
17 Nov 2019
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) is working together with the Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) to target Nigerian Diaspora as an economy for Nigerian goods. Executive Director of the NEPC, Segun Awolowo joins CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole on the sidelines of the 2019 Nigerian Diaspora Investment Summit.
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Segun Awolowo, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council says it is hard to do business and industrialise in Africa with interest rates around 24 per cent. He discussed this and more with CNBC Africa’s Christy Cole on the side-lines of the recently concluded African Investment Forum.
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