Why would one invest in commodities and not the conventional stocks or bonds as always done in the p...
27th November 2007Some behaviors are thought to be random but not to the very experienced hawk eye. This is where the...
27th November 2007Events in Kenya are perhaps a timely reminder that while attractive returns can be generated across...
15th January 2008Regardless of who benefits more from the strength of the shilling, the market forces should determin...
4th December 2007Apart from basic goods trickling back, businesses are no longer subjected to NIPC vigilantes crusadi...
11th December 2007SAPs-induced impoverishment among the lower social classes can last beyond the life span of the pro...
18th December 2007The objective of rural microfinance is to realize an inclusive financial system so that the economic...
1st January 2008Although a multiplicity of challenges face group lending, it is important to develop services that a...
8th January 2008We can stabilize the Kenyan market by cutting taxes, addressing justice and insecurity, toning down...
12th February 2008The post-election violence in Kenya brings with it operational and financial risks and challenges hi...
15th February 2008It is important that our formal education systems take a dynamic approach to include current issues...
16th February 2008Kenya’s Nairobi Stocks Exchange (NSE) has witnessed a surge of rogue stockbrokers. The most recent e...
29th February 2008While banking has been demystified and incorporated in the common man’s mindset, thanks to microfina...
29th February 2008In business things are not left to chance. Since the customer is complicated, delicate and has sever...
4th March 2008African government should support the growth of the microfinance industry so as to improve the lives...
11th March 2008The uniqueness of the Islamic banking principles makes it a perfect alternative for traditional bank...
16th March 2008Pension sector challenges are not restricted to Uganda alone. Germany for instance, passed a law in...
7th April 2008While Saccos have had everything work for them for the five decades, the exigencies of the day are d...
15th April 2008The fear for lenders is genuine – the sector is faced with high transaction costs, vagaries of weath...
28th April 2008Money is not enough. How many Tanzanian teams are crippled in spite of having money? Money minus pro...
29th April 2008Elsewhere, venture capitalists consider Universities the best place to find start-up companies that...
6th May 2008Learning how to budget your earnings whatever the size and form they come in, will go a long way to...
6th May 2008Most microfinance business models are expensive, labour intensive and characterised by high transact...
12th May 2008In the 21st century; wealth will not come from land, but from human capital, networks, ability to or...
20th May 2008The next fontier in the battle for financial services is the insurance industry.
26th May 2008Ultimately, all monetary policy must concern itself with the rate of domestic price inflation. This...
9th June 2008For some banks, reserving customer dignity is not a priority. This is because many bank employees ar...
16th June 2008In Africa REITs are also gaining popularity in some key African nations where financial markets are...
10th June 2008Is poverty due to lack of access to finance or good, practicable ideas? The economically active poor...
10th June 2008Displaced Kenyans are to receive 500 million shillings in favor of resettling them. The fund dedicat...
17th June 2008