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Diary Of A 3rd World Economist

A race for the bottom? Not quite

The same way COVID-19 symptoms are more severe in people with pre-existing health conditions, the resulting economic crisis is equally exposing and worsening financial vulnerabilities that have built up during a decade of extremely low rates and volatility. As such, cushioning the adverse economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic has been a front burner in…
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Coping with COVID-19: How businesses can thrive in adversity

The reality of the coronavirus pandemic is upon us and the outbreak is on course to upend business operations, profitability and continuity, inducing a steep recession. There is hardly any business line that will escape the pandemic’s one-two punch (i.e. social disruption with economic consequences), and how they respond will have far-reaching implications for their…
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Africa: A diamond in the rough

Africa is an exceptional region with uneven patterns in economic growth, development, population distribution, and stability among member countries. The region is resource-rich, but its resource wealth is one of the lowest among the world’s developing regions. Africa is blessed with a vast amount of human capital, a burgeoning middle-class, and remains the fastest-growing continent.…
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Ahmed Oyelowo

Mosope is a very intelligent professional I encountered in one of my classes. Apart from her very sound analytical mind and the skills she possess on Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, she is also a Self Starter, Goal Getter and Highly Disciplined Professional.

Sino-US Trade tension: A long-drawn-out deul

After months of skirmishes and failed negotiations, the United States and China officially effected the implementation of steep tariffs on exports from each other. More than 800 Chinese goods worth a total of US$34bn/annum will attract a 25% import tariff in the US. In retaliation, China has imposed import tariffs of the same measure on…
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Education: The missing piece in the sustainable development puzzle?

The former South African President, late Nelson Mandela once said “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. The concept that education enlightens people towards a brighter future is not a recent development; decades of studying the effects of education on the lives of the marginalized, particularly women and…
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If borders close….

Debates on trade protectionism and de-globalization have been on since the global economic meltdown in 2007. At a time when China, who operated a relatively closed economy for decades, is tending towards being pro-globalization the United States that has previously been a major proponent of free trade is tending towards implementing “fair” trade policies which…
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Breakthrough route from infrastructure conundrum

The world is changing at a rate faster than our ability to respond to the changes, resulting in the widening of inequality gaps and the gradual erosion of the middle class. Infrastructure facilities are the building blocks of a society upon which financial and human capital development can thrive. The role of infrastructure in ensuring…
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Living on opportunity cost

If you belong to the same school of thought as myself that believes opportunity costs cannot be negative (literally opportunity cost means forgone benefits) then you will agree with the fact that Nigeria’s potential social and economic development is the cost of her current reality. The concept of opportunity cost highlights the fact that for…
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My government is capitalist

Global economies involve the participation of government as regulators to ensure no fraction of the population is marginalized due to the actions or inactions of certain classes in society as well as ensuring the security of all. This ideology is the foundation for all of the government’s activities which include but are not limited to…
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