Nigeria’s stocks worth over one trillion (SWOOT) naira, and certainly the largest companies, have two cement companies, two telecommunication firms, and a food & drink processing conglomerate. In the United states, the six largest publicly traded companies (and certainly the largest overall), are largely all technology companies. From these companies, one can also pick the states of the economic developments: Nigeria’s is still emerging with cement and food catalytic while in the US, those have since passed their growth phases. While Nigeria bets big on the infrastructures of the digital economy  with MTN and Airtel, the US is focusing on … Continue reading What Nigeria and United States Largest Public Companies Teach About their Economies