Sorry Bill Gates – Poverty Is A Barrier To Excellent Health Care In Africa
We should not perhaps blame Bill Gates for this little comment for the man's far too bright to make a mistake like this. Actually,...
A Fun Suggestion – Circumcise All Tanzanian MPs
There's a certain element of tongue in cheekiness to this suggestion - or perhaps it's simply to make a political point. The idea is...
An Excellent Distinction – Nigeria Is Oil Dependent, Not Oil Rich
Within economics there are two closely related ideas, the resource curse and Dutch Disease - Nigeria suffers from both of them. These two together...
Extremely Sensible – Jaitley Says India Will Move To Single GST Rate
Arun Jaitley has intimated that India will try to move to a single GST rate - somewhere between 12 and 18% - which is...
Fascinating Idea From Ghana – Impeach Finance Ministers For Deficit Of 6% Of GDP
This is an interesting little piece of macroeconomic management being proposed in Ghana. If the Finance Minister allows a budget deficit of over 5%...
Uganda’s Yoweri Musuveni – I’m Here To Stay, Don’t Dream Of Replacing Me
Uganda's long term President, Yoweri Musuveni, has told opposition leaders that he's not going anywhere and they should put aside any dream they might...
IMF Tells Ethiopia – No More Foreign Currency Market Borrowings, Probably Sensibly
The IMF has told the Ethiopian Government that it really must stop borrowing from the overseas markets in foreign currency - this is probably...
Nigeria’s Minimum Wage Is Too High At $80 A Month – Don’t Raise It
There's a threat of strike action in Nigeria over the new possible level of the national minimum wage. The problem is that the demand...
Oh, The Joy, The Irony – Kenyan MP Johnny Savula Arrested Over Advertising Graft
In common with a number of other poor places Kenya is wracked with corruption in public office. This being one of the things which...
India’s Pulse Market – The Latest Piece Of Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt Is Glycophosphate Residues
As we've seen endlessly in the tech markets there's nothing like sowing a bit of fear, uncertainty and doubt to make sure that people...