Arab women's economic plight
Arab women are at a crossroad. Currently, just 19 percent of the Arab world’s labor force is female, the lowest in the world. Female...
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the good fortune it deserves
In my travels in Africa over the decades, the tremendous economic potential of the continent has always been obvious. But, a standout for...
The crisis of African MICs
The recent economic Band-Aid interventions in African MICs introduced to combat inflation, and to deal with a serious currency crisis,...
Band-Aid economics have their limitations
Several countries across the globe are in the midst of a severe economic crisis. The economic challenges they face show obvious...
Africa’s debt crisis has come to roost
As I, against my dearest wishes, expected, Africa’s multiplying external debt challenges are quickly becoming a crisis. Kenyan and...
The end of fossil fuels - rethinking welfare state approaches for rich gulf oil producers
The US Department of Energy revealed a major scientific breakthrough after scientists were reportedly able to produce a fusion reaction...
High unemployment is poor vocational training in disguise
Being a labor economist, it has always been stimulating for me to see what the principal drivers of employment and unemployment are....
The consequence of African currencies in a free fall
As the world economy stumbles toward global recession, driven by a strong dollar, national currency devaluation is becoming the norm not...
The anatomy of a currency crisis
A currency crisis is sometimes banal and quite predictable, yet in other instances, not so few, they can be often sudden. Chase Bank...
For Africa, extreme poverty and food insecurity are two sides of the same coin
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development included the aspiration of eradicating extreme poverty for all people globally by the year...
