In the early 15th century, Zheng He, the famous Chinese navigator of the Ming Dynasty, made seven voyages to the Western Seas, which boosted trade along the maritime silk routes. For thousands of years the ancient silk routes served as major arteries of interaction, spanning the valleys of th...
even in challenging conditions, are more likely to navigate recessions successfully. These are perhaps what Warren Buffet would term as ‘moaty companies’, which possesses durable advantages that allow these companies to maintain stable earnings even...
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It might seem like checks are antiquated in today’s online-oriented world, but they have managed to remain relevant. By some estimates,40% of US B2B paymentsstill rely on checks. Not only do many companies pay for goods and services by check, but this remains a common payout method too...
By the beginning of the 20th century, it occupied the Gold Coast (now Ghana), Nigeria Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Northern Rhodesia (today's Zambia), among others. It also controlled South Africa, where gold and diamonds had been found after the Boer War*. The war resulted in the creation of...
Increased Monitoring (also known as the “grey list”) include countries such as Nigeria, South Africa, Turkey, Cameroon, Vietnam, and the Philippines. These countries have committed to addressing deficiencies in their AML/CFT regimes but are still considered risky until improvements are fully ...
Think of some of the world’s biggest tech companies. Many of the products they offer are based on their data, which they’re constantly analyzing to produce more efficiency and develop new initiatives. Success depends on all five Vs. Volume. The amount of data matters. With big data, you...
The EastAfrican Mergers and acquisitions are a source of big and exciting news stories for business journalism. It did not surprise me that the news of the impending acquisition of the National Bank of Kenya by Acess Bank of Nigeria was a very big story. ...
2)quite a number of Latin American countries and some comparatively developed countries in Asia.(Indonesia, Malaysia, thephilippines, Thailand) 3)Among the African countries, South Africa and oil-producing Libya, Nigeria and Algeria. Lower income countries are those that have per capita incomes of...