Blind Cheque or Blind Faith: What Tidjane Thiam’s SPAC means for Emerging Markets
What do Shaquille O’Neal, a basketball legend, and Gary Cohn, former Goldman Sachs MD and Donald Trump’s advisor, have in common? Both have raised multimillion-dollar Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs). [...]
First time Trader? You must find the balance with patience
In my current and previous roles as CEO of some of the largest brokerages in the world, I’ve had the great fortune of standing side by side with thousands of [...]
Building your Business Better in 2021
In the wake of 2020, the world experienced one of the unprecedented periods in humans history. We saw business owners and entrepreneurs counting losses around the globe. Companies were forced [...]
African Investor? Think Global
Huge potential financial returns from global markets The financial markets have started like a rocket this year. The main global indices have incredible resilience through the current pandemic and political [...]Managing Education in Covid-19 Era and Beyond
As the global Covid-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the world, it has exposed the true state of the modern world with segregated global geopolitics. This created a weak point [...]Opinion; Will the Fed Support Gold Prices in 2021?
Gold ended 2020 at $1,891, partially thanks to monetary policy easing. In 2021, the Fed may not trigger a comparable rally in gold, but it should offer gold prices some [...]2021- The Rise of Africa Fintech?
The year that was 2020 brought profound challenges to every continent across the globe, and Africa was no exception. As well documented as the pandemic and politics are, we are [...]The State of Financial Literacy across Africa
It is critical that financial literacy is improved across the African continent- and fortunately, there has never been a better time to take up the challenge. Financial literacy has many [...]How Covid-19 changed Online Trading what 2021 has in store
The recent cover of Time magazine labels 2020 ‘The Worst Year Ever’. On so many levels, that is impossible to deny, with the global pandemic taking lives and profoundly damaging [...]Reforms Needed to Strengthen the Stock Market
In many countries, the stock market is the primary means of wealth creation for citizens. Every year, many millionaires and billionaires are minted across the numerous stock exchanges around the [...]
Top 5 Successful Forex Traders in Kenya
With the rise in popularity of forex trading across the globe, many people in countries like Kenya have been motivated to dabble in the world of currencies trading. Engaging with [...]Opinion; Find a compromise in managing Shilling Exchange Rate
The ongoing talks for a bilateral trade agreement between the United States and Kenya will certainly be the second most important economics topic of 2020 in this region. The first [...]
