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The renewed effort to conclude the long-delayed Bilateral Air Services Agreement between Nigeria and Belgium offers a useful case study in the relationship between connectivity and economic diplomacy. Direct air services would reduce the time, cost and logistical constraints currently borne by business travellers, exporters, students, tourists and diaspora communities who must transit through third-country hubs.

In this OpEd, Collins Nweke examines the commercial opportunities lost during nearly three decades without direct flights and the wider benefits that could follow the restoration of the Lagos–Brussels corridor. He argues that the value of the agreement should be assessed beyond passenger traffic, through its potential impact on trade, investment, cargo movement, education, tourism, employment and institutional cooperation.

https://proshare.co/articles/nigeria-belgium-basa-reopening-an-economic-corridor-after-three-decades?menu=Economy&classification=Read&category=Transportation

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