There’s A Simple Answer To The Church Donation Effect On The Ghanaian Cedi
That simple answer being to have a futures market. For any regular price movement will be arbitraged and thus disappear. That does, of course,...
What Fun, Ottoman Law Determines Status Of Israelis Killed In Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max...
Obviously this isn't fun for those going through the process but for us outside observers it is rather amusing - it's the remnants of...
Botswana’s New Economics – Salary Hikes Won’t Cause Inflation
It's always interesting to find new economic theories so here's one from Botswana. Government hiking civil servant's wages won't lead to inflation. Weeeelll, yeeees,...
$45 Million in Forex Shows How Trivial Zimbabwe’s Economy Has Become
If you'd like a vision of the Ozymandian achievements of Robert Mugabe then here's a number for you. The central bank governor is boasting...
Botswanan Marriage Disputes – Bloke Attempts To Crash Plane On Wife
Things can apparently become more than a little heated in the course of marital strife out there in the ex-colonies. A story from Botswana,...
South Africa’s Continuing Power Cuts – The Result Of An Orgy Of Looting The...
South Africa is currently suffering rolling power blackouts and there's no good indication when this will end. In fact, South Africans are being told...
Ghana’s Databank Could Be All Sorts Of Things But It’s Not Menzgold
A claim that Databank is the next Menzgold and that therefore the authorities should move in and take it over to protect depositors' funds....
There Is No Shortage Of Forex In Zimbabwe – It’s Just The Wrong Price
Given Zimbabwe's recent history it's entirely remarkable that the government is still getting this wrong. Perhaps some people just need things explained again and...
Egypt’s Very Silly Decision To Grow More Rice
It's not particularly the decision here itself which is wrong as Egypt plans to grow more rice to cut the import bill. It's the...
Amazingly, Porn Is More Popular Than Government Websites In Uganda
Isn't this a turn up for the books. People are more interested in sex than government. Really, who would have thought it of a...