THE economics discipline involves studying economic or business cycles. An economic cycle is defined as the fluctuation of …
A recent article in The Economist cites that Microsoft will pay US$69 billion in cash for the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a video-game developer in what represents a huge bet on the future of …
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ECONOMICS & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Why bother being a democracy?
THE Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently published its 2020 Democracy Index Report titled, In sickness and in health?. …
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Economics & Market Intelligence: Our beef with government interventions
As a research house, we have maintained a strong stance that government interventions are a major factor contributing …
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ECONOMICS & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: What could kill companies this year?
THE Zimbabwean economy has experienced recessions in 2019 and 2020, with GDP estimated to have contracted by 6 …
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ECONOMICS & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Business and its role in society
ONE great discussion topic and area of study has to do with defining exactly what a business is …
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ECONOMICS & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Playing the health game using cheap beer
FROM a global context, beer has become one of the world’s biggest consumer goods categories. Africa has been …
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ECONOMICS & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: R&D the common denominator for game changers
THE world has been changing at an alarming rate and technology has disrupted the way business is being …
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ECONOMICS & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: Buy disruptors, the new game-changers
OUR world has evolved and we now live in the “information age”. The implication is that companies that …
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ECONOMICS & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: The tax collector and the money printer
MOST African governments are squeezed between poor citizens and big financial holes in public coffers. It is a …
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ECONOMICS & MARKET INTELLIGENCE: About cows, cash and dogs
In most Southern African cultures, paying lobola is still very common. Lobola means bride price or dowry. While …
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