How “Chaos” In the Shipping Industry Is Choking The Economy
On both land and at sea, the entire supply chain is struggling to keep up. In the Pacific Northwest, it’s become such a clusterfest that the U.S. Coast Guard has been redirecting boats…
The Impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on Global Poverty: Why Sub-Saharan Africa Might be the Region Hardest Hit
COVID-19 is taking its toll on the world, causing deaths, illnesses and economic despair. But how is the deadly virus impacting global poverty? Here we’ll argue that it is pushing about 40-60 million…
New World Bank Country Classifications by Income Level: 2020-2021
It is important to emphasize that the World Bank’s income classifications use the GNI of the previous year (2019 in this case). Thus, the GNI numbers that are used for this year’s classification…
Germany: The Troubled Giant
So far in 2020, the industrial giant of EU zone has been badly hit as a result of several factors in the global space, causing further pain for the economy. In January 2020,…
State-Owned Enterprises in the Time of COVID-19
By Vitor Gaspar, Paulo Medas, and John Ralyea/ Image Credit: WEF The pandemic has highlighted the role of the public sector in saving lives and livelihoods. State-owned enterprises are part of that effort.…
In their Numbers; Financial and Job Losses in the Aviation Sector Around the World
Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, countries have resorted to restricting movements, closing their borders as well as closing down the domestic economy (with the exception of essential services being allowed to move).…
COVID-19: Now is the Time for LASG to Lift Ban on Okada and Keke Napep
This article gives an insight into how the citizens will likely react to the ease of lockdown within the first few weeks. It also explains why the use of Okada and Keke Napep…
COVID-19: Can Africa Afford Lockdowns?
By Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo/ Image Credit: WeeTracker This year 2020 begins a new decade that promises to be one of dreadful disruptions, with Africa holding the weakest end of the stick. In…
IMF WEO: How the World will Grow in the Great Lock Down of 2020
This article gives a brief summary of how the IMF expects the world to grow in 2020, highlight the top 10 countries to grow in 2020 (with special focus on Guyana), highlight countries…
Data on Top 100 Leading Fintech Cities in the World
The 2020 Global Fintech Ranking by Findexable is the first fully global fintech index covering more than 7000 fintechs in more than 230 cities across 65 countries. In partnership with 18 fintech networks…
