With the 2016 European Championships starting in just a few days, excitement is growing all over Europe as millions of fans prepare for another year of success or heartbreak. While most will be focusing on team selections, form and managerial posturing, I thought it might be interesting to look at the financial implications of hosting […]
Bill Gates or Matt Ridley: Whose ideas are right for Africa?
Ideas have consequences and ideas are precursors to actions. The idea-packed, sizzling debate on Africa between Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Matt Ridley the author of new book, "The Rational Optimist," should be reviewed by any serious African politician, bureaucrat, or any person who has interest in Africa. On […]
Effects of Outsourcing IT Positions to Low Cost Countries
BACKGROUND: Off shoring – the transfer of high wage U.S. jobs to lower cost overseas locations especially in Banking Industry is enabled by improved communications technologies and driven by the desire of corporations to establish a business presence in potentially lucrative foreign markets as well as to take advantage of the lower costs of production […]