A new regional arrangement should be built on the principles of sovereignty, equality, and mutual respect. It should ...

ASEAN's drive towards regional economic integration includes developing a cross-border digital payment system for seamless financial transactions and promoting the use of local currencies, aiming to ...

Nearly 25 years ago, Heaney and Hooper advanced a framework that challenged the linear model of global integration. They argued that integration occurs in layers, shaped by geography, institutional ...

African countries are pursuing stronger regional integration to reap the benefits of larger markets and take advantage of economies of scale; and to tackle regional and global challenges such as ...

Advancements in transport and improved digital connectivity are expected to significantly reshape the region’s landscape.

Chairman of Cavista Holdings and Corporate Council on Africa, Niyi John Olajide, has called on African leaders to close ranks and create enabling business environments that facilitate cross-border ...

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev meet at the 6th Consultative Meeting of the Heads of Central Asian States in 2024. Credit: Akorda / Facebook After the ...

The study examines the impact of economic integration on financial inclusion, focusing on thirty-two middle-income countries worldwide from 2006 to 2018. Using the coefficient of variance's weighting ...

In the sprawling landscape of Nigeria, a complex web of ethnic and regional organizations has evolved like a mutating organism, adapting to the country’s shifting political terrain. From the Yoruba’s ...