For LDCs, Time to Rethink Economic Strategy
The last few weeks have seen the demise of several prominent Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors as cabinet reshuffles become...
The Perfect Economic Storm: the downfall of a class of Central Bank Governors and Finance Ministers
Several of the seventy plus countries in which I’ve worked on economic reform, are going through significant cabinet reshuffles. On the...
Africa Needs Visionary Minister’s of Happiness
I remain intrigued by the concept of certain countries having Minister’s of Happiness. As economists, we are trained to enhance...
Understanding Africa's poverty trap
It is imperative to discuss the unique situation of the poorest African nations, those states caught in an endless poverty trap. To...
Africa's short end of the stick in climate change
The war in Ukraine has brought to the forefront yet again Europe’s dependence on Russian oil and gas and the absolute need to find fuel...
Africa’s key to wealth growth: produce and consume locally
The COVID-19 pandemic and its health and economic impacts has forced a global rethink of the current multilateral framework and what it...
