Oil-producing countries must focus on how to diversify their economies
Many oil- and gas-rich countries—including those in the Middle East and North Africa, such as Algeria and Saudi Arabia— have either announced or put in place policies to reduce their dependence on oil by diversifying their economies. The collapse in...
“I was sold”. Chilling words from a Ghanaian migrant, back on home soil after a treacherous journey in dangerous waters, where his body became property.
I stared stunned at a news report during which African men – men who looked like my brother – were sold. Millions were traumatized as...
Taxation is defined as a compulsory levy impose by government of a country on its citizenry and inhabitants to raise money to finance government activities. Every government the world over depends largely on tax revenue for its developmental projects. It is said that without taxes, most governments would cease...
To the issues of friendship, love, business, and war, surprise is the optimistic solution – Amit Kalantri, Author
People have questioned the entities of startup businesses – who they are, what they mean, what they do and whom they do it for. Others just think of it as sprouting small...
– the anchor for civil engineering design, construction and project implementation
This article, first in the series, intends to introduce readers to a very important subject area in civil engineering. The content will be addressed under the following headings or titles:
What is Geotechnical Engineering?
History of Geotechnical Engineering
Who...
The evolution in payment systems has changed from trading with physical commodities like shells, gold and livestock; to fiat money like paper notes and credit cards that in itself, has no intrinsic value. Money has taken many forms - driven by the economic circumstances and technological developments of the...
Multi-Passionate: a word that has become synonymous with “confusion”, “jack of all trades; master of none”. But the truth is Multi-Passionate is a human attribute with a definition. A few years ago, it was coined as a term to describe “An individual who excels at more than one interest...
“Much of our food system depends on our not knowing much about it, beyond the price disclosed by the checkout scanner; cheapness and ignorance are mutually reinforcing. And it's a short way from not knowing who's at the other end of your food chain to not caring–to the carelessness...