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President Jair Bolsonaro vows to clean up “Marxist trash” in Brazil
President Jair Bolsonaro vows to clean up “Marxist trash” in Brazil On the first day of January 2019 President Jair Bolsonaro was sworn in as the new president for Brazil. He was […]
Douglas North on role of strong institutions in economic development
Douglas North on role of strong institutions in economic development Douglas North is an economist who dedicated most of his working life towards understanding the role of institution in economic development. “Douglas […]
Octavio Paz books
Octavio Paz books Octavio Paz, Nobel Award Winner and writer from Mexico, defines government as “el ogro filantrópico” which loosely translates to (the philanthropic ogre). This refers to a creature that: ” […]
Immigrants built Australia
Immigrants built Australia Australia has grown faster than expected and the Central Bank Chief Philip Lowe has said that Immigrants built Australia. This credited to their superior performance at their place of work. […]
Kenya economic survey 2018
Kenya economic survey 2018 According to Kenya Economic Survey 2018, in the financial year 2017/2018 the national government expenditure was expected to reach Ksh. 2.7 trillion. Development expenditure was expected to reach […]
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMETRICS Econometrics is a combination of economy, statistics and mathematics. Read More: Rising influence of social media on politics
Edmund Burke on Social Change
Edmund Burke on Social Change “Social Change needs to be gradual, and cannot be implemented by top-down design oversight.” – Edmund Burke I’m aware of many socio-programs in Kenya which are implemented […]
Navdeep Bains, the Canadian Minister Humiliated at Detroit Airport
Navdeep Bains, the Canadian Minister Humiliated at Detroit Airport Navdeep Bains, the Canadian Minister for Innovation, Science and Economic Development experienced humiliation when the Transportation Security Administration repeatedly asked him to remove […]
Noah Smith: Can machines predict downturns?
Noah Smith: Can machines predict downturns? Since it has proved to be difficult to test downturns in the economy, Noah Smith is proposing we try use of machines for this purpose. Well […]
“The Big Four” is the central theme of Kenya’s Budget Policy Statement 2018
The Big Four Agenda has been featured prominently on the Kenya Budget Policy Statement 2018/2019. This document which is commonly known as BPS was published on National Treasury website on Friday 19 […]
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Francis Atwoli response to Mohamed Fazul over COTU contributions
Below is a quote from Dr. Francis Atwoli response to Fazul, after the latter demanded that security guards should not remit their contributions to the Central Organizations of Trade Unions (COTU). The […]
Importance of electrification of railways
Kenya has zero percent of electrified railways despite recently completing their construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) which they had a chance to electrify but chose to go for the diesel […]
