Author: The Editorial Team

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – If you saw a shark swimming towards you or a warm bath waiting for you, which one would you consider scary, which one dangerous? I don’t claim to be able to read minds, but something tells me that the shark seems scary to most, and a bath in no way appears to be dangerous. In his recent book, Guy Raz asks: “Why is that so many of us are…

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) — For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no further than the market for shippingraw materials. Rising demand for everything from soybeans to steel has sent the cost of hauling dry goods soaring more than 50% this year. Manufacturing, which first picked up in China, is now accelerating elsewhere, and countries are stepping up commodity purchases to rebuild stockpiles after running them…

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) — In the gig economy, who’s the boss? Gig work refers to jobs done by workers who aren’t employees, at least according to the companies they work for. The term is most often used to describe people deployed for piecemeal tasks through smartphone apps created by tech startups, such as Uber Technologies Inc.’s ride-hail and delivery drivers. Such arrangements are a linchpin of the field that used to be called…