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An interconnected world Globalization: the interdependence of our world’s economies, cultures, and populations. The reason the pandemic we are living today did not spare any country is due precisely to this wonderful, but at times precarious, modern syndrome. Through the unrestricted movements of goods and people, COVID-19 rapidly reached every corner of the world. Despite being an undeniable mechanism of disease transmission, globalisation nonetheless promotes higher living standards around the world, with access to new…

LAGOS (Capital Markets in Africa) – The metaverse is a virtual universe that blends aspects of digital technologies including video-conferencing, games like Minecraft or Roblox, cryptocurrencies, email, virtual reality, social media and live-streaming. Quite how these pieces will fit together is a work in progress, but some tech giants already see it as the future of human communication and interaction. It’s “the next frontier,” Mark Zuckerberg said when he changed his company’s name from Facebook…

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. These 17 goals build on the successes of the Millennium Development Goals, while including new priority areas such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption and peace and justice. They take the quest for sustainability to the next level by making it tangible and measurable. Investors are…

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