including emerging market (EM) bonds and DM high yield (HY) bonds, have delivered positive performance in the months following the first rate cut. Typically, the returns across these assets remain positive for six to seven
investors spread their bond investments across different maturities, purchasing bonds that mature at regular intervals. This allows them to reinvest proceeds from maturing bonds into new ones, while maintaining exposure to varying yields. In a falling-rate environment, ...
SMEs are vital to the future of the African economy. In Nigeria, for example, SMEs account for around 50% of GDP and 76% of employment. In Kenya, the figures are 40% and 93% respectively. Many of these companies are very small businesses that find it particularly difficult to ...
More recently, in early December,Trump postedan even more direct threat to BRICS nations on the social media platform Truth Social. “We require a commitment from these countries that they will neither create a new Brics currency nor back any other currency to replace the mighty US dollar or ...
The integration of the state pension system into the government accounts gave the central government access to a large amount of savings, much of which was stored in government bonds. The government used some of this fund to pay off part of the national debt. It also sold off state-owned ...
Money in real-estate According to Savills, a well-known real estate service company, the global value of real estate is estimated to be over$326 trillionas of 2023. This is more than the value of the world’s bonds and stocks combined. ...
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This type of investing involves buying stocks, bonds, and other securities related to companies involved in ecommerce. In addition, investors may also invest in venture capital funds and other financial products related to ecommerce businesses. How much do I need to invest in e-commerce? The...
This particular scam earned its name because some unscrupulous people exploited Nigeria's public Internet access policies. It was never meant to be a slur against the entire nation or people of Nigeria. In a common form of the scam e-mail, the name of a deceased or incarcerated Nigerian publ...
In countries like Morocco or Egypt, women are taught to value their life partners more than anything else, making them similar to Asian women. In countries like Nigeria or Ethiopia, women are considered to be really diligent and patient. In other words, African ladies are waiting for you to...