Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
May 03, 2024 00:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 600 million people (more than 50% of the population) are without access to electricity. Malawi has one of the worlds lowest electricity access rates just 14.1% of the total population have...
The UK has become the world’s fourth largest exporter, but can it maintain this momentum?
May 03, 2024 00:00 am UTC| Economy
UK business is beaming with pride with the recent news of the countrys emergence as the fourth largest exporter in the world based on the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report. The UK jumped three...
High interest rates aren’t going away anytime soon – a business economist explains why
May 02, 2024 06:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at its May 1, 2024, policy meeting, dashing the hopes of potential homebuyers and others who were hoping for a cut. Not only will rates remain at their current level a...
May 01, 2024 03:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
If you needed long-term care, could you afford it? For many Americans, especially those with a middle-class income and little savings, the answer to that question is absolutely not. Nursing homes charge somewhere...
Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
Apr 30, 2024 02:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be...
Uganda’s tax system isn’t bringing in enough revenue but is targeting small business the answer?
Apr 30, 2024 02:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Uganda, with a fiscal deficit of 5.6% in 2023, has increasingly turned to local resources to make up for its revenue shortfall since the World Bank suspended its funding on 8 August 2023 over the countrys...
Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail
Apr 26, 2024 01:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects