Guest Opinion; Opportunity or risk of the Corona Virus to the Kenyan Economy?
The Corona Virus will have a lasting impact on the economy in both the short and long run. Whether the impact is positive or negative will be based on the [...]
Coronavirus: What You Need to Know to Get Through This Volatile Financial Times
There has been a lot of headline news about coronavirus. It has almost become normal to hear the news that would not be normal on any other day. From countries [...]
What is on the Coronavirus Cards for Global Markets?
What a difference a few weeks make in the markets. Since my last column on February 11, the rapid spread of Covid-19 has ramped up economic growth fears and resulted in [...]
Why we must Step-up the fight Against Illicit Financial Flows
By Dr. Fred Mugambi Mwirigi The story of Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) in developing countries, especially in the African region is a sad one. International Financial crimes, which include money [...]Guest Opinion; Smartphones to revolutionise credit scoring in Africa
By Michel Massain With Sub-Saharan Africa accounting for 45.6% of mobile money activity in the world estimated at about (excluding bank operated solutions), the financial services industry has passed the tipping point in [...]
Guest Post; The Process of Investing in Offshore Assets from Kenya
With the new entry of CMA non-dealing licensed brokers EGM and Scope markets, and the only CMA dealing licensed fund Mansa X run by Standard investment bank, all of whom [...]Demonetisation—A Step In The Fight Against Corruption
On September 30, 2019, the withdrawal of the old series Ksh.1,000 notes was successfully concluded. This demonetisation commenced on June 1, 2019, following the launch of Kenya’s new generation notes. [...]
Guest Opinion; Kenya needs to review its policy on tax incentives
By Joseline Ogai In the recent past, there has been renewed interest in the print and electronic media on the pros and cons of tax incentives. The latest round of [...]Why Africa’s Policy Makers Should be Worried About Virtual Platforms and Virtual Currencies
“In a lot of ways, Facebook is more like a government than a traditional company” – Mark Zuckerburg The rise of virtual internet platforms such as Facebook, Whatsapp, Telegram, Kakao [...]
Five Reasons Why Facebook's New Crypto Libra' is Bad News for Africa
Facebook is plotting a new cryptocurrency dubbed ‘Libra’ for its vast social network scheduled for release in 2020. Libra coin, a virtual currency, will be governed by Libra association, a [...]Two tales of China in Africa: Why Africa loves China
During the September 2018 Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), African Union Chairperson and Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, lauded the Chinese aid and investment strategy in Africa as a source of [...]Guest Post; Kenya Economic Outlook 2019
By Vipul Shah, Chairman Founder, Grant Thornton Kenya Kenya has continuously stood out as the place to invest in in Sub Saharan Africa in spite of the challenges that [...]
