All articles in 'Finance and Banking'
The language of development has been the language of old hierarchy. Old World. Old Order. And not wi...
17th September 2011Africa can become part of the global solution to the economic challenges that the world faces today
9th October 2011Nothing is being done to address the issue of competitiveness which, together with large fiscal defi...
20th January 2012The finalisation of the securitised lease for A2 farmers will make it easier for farmers to secure l...
26th November 2011By standing up to the US over this trade war, China is checking the unbridled misuse of America’s po...
11th October 2011It is now time to bring the operations of the World Bank closer to the needs and priorities of the g...
27th February 2012The Euro crisis is serious and Africans should keep their guards up. Europe is in search of cash in...
10th July 2012While the rest of sub-Saharan African countries have in recent times recorded between 5 – 11% growt...
4th May 2012There are heavy, dark clouds on the horizon – the lagged effects of slowdown in Europe, the uncertai...
31st January 2012All financial sector players including SMEs must play their role in augmenting savings mobilization...
17th September 2012Despite the fact that the situation in Kenya is calm, fuel prices in Uganda have remained stubbornly...
5th January 2009While the IMF has been praising the government of Sudan for its impressive economic growth, the aver...
27th January 2009“Bailouts” are nothing other than governments shifting wealth from A to B and siphoning off lots in...
12th January 2009Capitalism, the prevailing world economic system is on a trial. Its fundamental principles of govern...
29th December 2008Access to credit and financial assistance remains the principal constraint that small-scale producer...
5th January 2009African leaders have stood aloof and behaved as if the continent is immune to the crisis. According...
18th January 2009President Kibaki’s decision to cancel the traditional New Year’s Eve state festivities at State Hous...
30th December 2008For now, the world needs to forget about self regulation for countries and build stronger internatio...
2nd December 2008It is private investment, not consumption that makes for the competitiveness of an economy.
8th January 2010South Africa is fast approaching a watershed moment as Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan prepares for...
18th January 2010As long as microfinance organizations limit their own missions to be solely financial in nature, we...
22nd December 2009South Africa, at 40%, has one of the highest marginal tax rates of all middle-income countries
30th January 2010Economics is a dismal science because of the difficulty in getting the timing of monetary and fiscal...
26th January 2010The turn of events reminds the world of the necessity of relegating to neo-socialism based on trans...
20th October 2008The Bill is still unclear on the guidelines in which pension funds will be invested- a crucial area...
19th October 2008The subprime debacle is a symptom of a greater and more fundamental problem; government monopolisa...
20th October 2008It took decades to build a modern financial system but it took two days to bring it down to its knee...
21st October 2008What is more worrying is that further depreciation of the shilling is expected to strain efforts of...
26th October 2008Is the global governance we are dealing with today still relevant? Clearly it is not. We economic an...
1st November 2008The beneficiaries of the payments are led by Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos himself, who...
4th November 2008