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Business Daily: The boss of Africa's biggest bank

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The boss of Africa's biggest bank

30/01/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, The boss of Africa's biggest bank

Ecobank CEO Ade Ayeyemi says African governments should subsidise less and tax more

Ade Ayeyemi is the CEO of Africa's biggest bank, Ecobank. He says that African governments need to introduce robust tax systems and fewer subsidies to prosper.

Ade Ayeyemi, the CEO of  Ecobank - Africa’s biggest bank - speaks to presenter Peter MacJob about the economic woes facing much of Africa and explores the leadership and policy adjustments needed to turn the continents fortunes around.

In a candid and wide ranging interview Mr Ayeyemi says that African governments need to stop introducing subsidies and start collecting more taxes in order to manage their economies better.

Presenter/producer: Peter MacJob

(Photo: Ade Ayeyemi, CEO Ecobank. Credit: Getty Images)

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