Tag: finance

• Kleptocracy

  August 25, 2020

  The difference between the extremely wealthy and the rest of humanity lies often in their power to remain invisible. Their political strategies are hidden from public scrutiny, their business practices disguised… more ›

• Turkey’s Erdogan announces discovery of large natural gas reserve off its Black Sea coast

  August 22, 2020

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced the discovery of a large natural gas reserves off the Black Sea coast, days after he promised “good news” that would usher in… more ›

• International investors reportedly bought bonds backed by the Italian mafia

  July 9, 2020

  Investors around the globe were buying bonds backed by a notorious mafia in Italy for four years, The Financial Times reported, citing financial and legal documents. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/07/international-investors-reportedly-bought-bonds-backed-by-the-italian-mafia.html more ›

• How the UK’s “fund of funds” influences investment financing in Africa with a long view

  June 21, 2020

  Major international banks and private equity (PE) houses have been reducing their exposure to Africa in the past few years, but, thankfully for the continent’s startups, not everyone is retreating.… more ›

• Nigeria’s immediate future looks bleak without oil revenue—it doesn’t have to be that way

  May 17, 2020

  Globalization, automation, and inequality. That prediction, made by the World Bank in 2017, and based on decades of Nigeria’s dependence on oil, has proven astute. Amid a crippling coronavirus pandemic,… more ›

• How Are Rich People Getting Richer During the Coronavirus Pandemic?

  April 30, 2020

  For many Americans, the fallout of the novel coronavirus pandemic gets bleaker by the day. More than twice as many people are unemployed in the U.S. right now than there… more ›

• Chapter 2: Money, Credit, and Debt

  April 25, 2020

  Note: To make this an easier and shorter article to read, I tried to convey the most important points in simple language and bolded them, so you can get the… more ›

• BlackRock C.E.O. Larry Fink: Climate Crisis Will Reshape Finance

  January 14, 2020

  In his influential annual letter to chief executives, Mr. Fink said his firm would avoid investments in companies that “present a high sustainability-related risk.” Laurence D. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/business/dealbook/larry-fink-blackrock-climate-change.html more ›

• Platforms and Publishers: The End of an Era

  November 26, 2019

  This report is part of an ongoing, multi-year study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School into the relationship between large-scale technology companies and journalism. This… more ›

• Billionaire Hedge Fund Manager Ray Dalio Says Global Economy Faces ‘Scary Situation’

  October 29, 2019

  Oct.29 — Billionaire hedge-fund founder Ray Dalio says the global economy is under threat from an explosive mix of ineffective monetary policy, a rise in the wealth gap and climate… more ›