Economy: “We’re here because Nigeria is moving forward,” business intel firm, Kroll, says
Nigeria’s recent peaceful democratic transition is one of the factors responsible for the newly found confidence investors have in the economy of the African giant, experts say.
Aside this, there is huge potential for growth in the economy even in the absence of a clear-cut economic direction on the part of the Muhammadu Buhari led federal government.
The potential derives from Nigeria’s economic diversity; and that is one of the reasons leading business intelligent firm, Kroll, said it took interest in the country.
“International and local investors are attracted by Nigeria’s increasingly diverse economy,” Kroll’s Senior Consultant, Mark Simmonds, told journalists when he visited Lagos last Friday.
“There is a visible growth in consumer markets which has resulted in the development of a vibrant entrepreneurial workforce and is contributing to Nigeria’s economic progress”, Simmonds added.
He said Kroll, which has provided business intelligence and risk solutions to clients across 30 counties in the past four decades, wants to be part of Nigeria’s success.
He said Nigeria’s economic growth has seen an increase in demand for Kroll’s services in the country.
Simmonds highlighted Kroll’s depth of knowledge and experience in Africa’s most dynamic marketplace and noted a growing demand for specialised consultancy projects for Nigerian clients in the private and government sectors, as well as investment advisory support.
To cut the long story short, Kroll is expanding to Nigeria, and that is because the country’s economic future is bright, not gloomy.
Kroll has a multidisciplinary team of over 2,000 employees and serves a global clientele of law firms, financial institutions, corporations, non-profit institutions, government agencies, and individuals.
Kroll’s recent work in Nigeria has included an overseas investment advisory project for a Nigerian business investing in India and the Middle East.
