THE HALAL ECONOMY IS BIGGER THAN YOU THINK
SEID Intel by Oluwatoyin Having worked in two Halal banks, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what the Halal economy looked like. Finance. Non interest banking. Sukuk and other financial products. That was the part I knew. Then I looked beyond banking and realized how much bigger it was. The global Halal […]
When Your Supplier Becomes Your Competitor
SEID Intel by Oluwatoyin For years, Nigeria’s retail economy has worked through a fairly familiar chain. A manufacturer makes the product, a wholesaler moves it, a distributor gets it closer to the market, and a retailer sells it to the customer. But what happens when those lines begin to blur? That is the question behind […]
Detty December Is an Economic Machine
SEID Intel by Oluwatoyin There is a point every December when Lagos stops feeling like somewhere people live and starts feeling like somewhere people have come to experience. A flight home becomes a full itinerary. A concert becomes dinner, a hotel booking, a new outfit and several trips across town. A few weeks of celebration […]
When a Big Market Is Not Enough
SEID Intel by Oluwatoyin A market can be full of customers and still be difficult to win. Nigeria is a good example. With over 200 million people and more than 123 million broadband subscriptions, the scale is hard to ignore. Millions of people are already ordering rides, streaming films, shopping and paying for services online. […]