Friday, September 14, 2018

Chinese Business Interests in Nigeria

The US Institute of Peace published in September 2018 a study titled "The Intersection of China's Commercial Interests and Nigeria's Conflict Landscape" by Matthew T. Page.

Nigeria remains a challenging business environment, even for risk-tolerant Chinese entrepreneurs. Nevertheless, many Chinese-owned small businesses and larger companies have prospered. At the same time, the practices of some Chinese companies such as bribery and involvement in illegal mining, logging and fishing are potentially destabilizing.