The Southeast may have overcome encumbrances that discouraged investments and stunted revenue sources, as it now ranks among the first-three in the ease of doing business in the country. It was gathered that since streamlining activities in this regard, no state in the zone currently generates less than one billion naira monthly from internal sources. The development was attributed to rising private investments that have leveraged on the favourable business climate in the zone. Director-General of the Southeast Governors’ Forum, Prof Uchenna Ortuanya, told a policy roundtable on improving competitiveness of business environment and export ability of Southeast businesses’ products, yesterday, that the zone had overcome its initial fears and was poised to do business with ease. Now, we have a situation where you can go online and find the charges and know what you will pay.

Source: The Guardian January 26, 2020 03:56 UTC