tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339Sat, 05 Oct 2024 01:58:27 +0000http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-3607296425744588837Fri, 15 Jun 2012 13:36:00 +00002012-06-15T16:40:20.077+03:00 After the reading of the budget by the finance minister, it’s now time to look at the figures and see whether they make sense or they were just but another budgetary pronouncement out of protocol. The Minister and his ministry this time round worked so hard and came up with a 1.45 trillion worth of budget. That by itself was very good of them since it’s a sign of growth in our economy, http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2012/06/20122013-kenyan-budget-rent-burden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-2294379395977723871Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:32:00 +00002012-02-07T21:32:44.367+03:00So you want to invest in real estate but you don’t know just where to start. Well before you embark on this lucrative venture, there are a few things you need to have in mind, so as to make the right investment decision by the end of the day. Investing in property varies from residential to commercial. However, on this article I will dwell more on investing in residential properties; as this ishttp://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2012/02/issues-to-consider-when-investing-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-3759097436744188861Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:11:00 +00002012-01-26T19:13:45.188+03:00 I was talking to a friend over the weekend about some business we want to start when the issue of management game up. My friend was of the opinion that if countries were run as companies, maybe we would not be having the problems we have in many of our governments globally. Talking of company-like-run-countries, he said that every country should have specific objectives that it pursues. In http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2012/01/uhuru-and-muthaura-sted-aside.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-6585125919572546671Fri, 21 Oct 2011 07:40:00 +00002011-10-21T10:54:16.561+03:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 415 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:swiss; http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/10/investment-banking-snick-preview.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-4375637772547550771Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:57:00 +00002011-10-20T14:16:46.509+03:00 They say that despite the political reasons given for war, the genuine reason is always economic. This can be well understood by looking at the war that Kenya is currently engaged in against the al-shabaab militia in Somalia. It all started when the al-shabaab began attacking the sovereignty of the Kenyan nation by kidnapping tourist from the country. It later rose to two other Spanish http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/10/economics-of-kenya-vs-al-shabaab.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-395711291730493775Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:20:00 +00002011-10-19T16:53:32.274+03:00 Talking of hard times, Kenyans can better explain that. It`s a trying time for all Kenyans irrespective of their social class. Everyone is feeling and is being affected by the current economic situation prevailing here. The shilling is depreciating like never before and soon it might fall with a thud. This has resulted to our imports being very expensive and hence, citizens have to dig deeper http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/10/kenyas-crisis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-5133801613678322282Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:26:00 +00002011-07-14T08:57:20.140+03:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:1; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/07/kenyas-external-borrowing-decision.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-5589707118375959373Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:23:00 +00002011-07-14T08:51:56.433+03:00 <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:1; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/07/weakening-kenyan-shilling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-6775038188997737295Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:45:00 +00002011-06-28T12:46:38.567+03:00 Capital gains tax is a tax that is levied on the gains one gets from the sale of property or securities. The major items under the scope of capital gain tax are:1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gains from the sale of securities i.e. shares2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gains from the sale of land.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Gains from the sale of buildings.Capital gains http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/capital-gains-tax-in-kenya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-6218031509037167485Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:01:00 +00002011-06-17T18:01:33.665+03:00Thought that you knew alot on investment banking?...... Hell nooooo...... Here is a documentary that will add not a small bit but a great deal of information to you on matters to do with investment banking. Spend some few precious minutes on a venture you will realy enjoy for the rest of your life Remember, as they say; &nbsp;If you think information is time wasting, try ignorance! Have fun: http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/investment-banking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-1548552154403721936Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:30:00 +00002011-06-16T19:00:51.976+03:00 Just the other day, the Central Bank of Kenya raised its lending rates; now it`s the turn of the banks! Following the inflation that hit Kenya and is still in progress, the CBK saw it better to intervene after a short-lived debate on the issue. But gaze what their intervention was, nothing new of-course apart from the usual monetary policies. The CBK decided to apply the very famous monetary http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/just-other-day-central-bank-of-kenya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-6141280149705230160Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:29:00 +00002011-06-14T19:58:11.574+03:00 As enumerated on the posting on real estate investment risks, mutual funds also have their own risks which the investor needs to know before they commit their funds. Following is a glossary of some risks to consider when investing in mutual funds: &nbsp;&nbsp;Credit Risk With mutual funds, there is a risk that the issuers may fail to pay off the interest and principal on time.http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/mutual-funds-risks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-7017069022439687257Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:09:00 +00002011-06-14T19:59:15.844+03:00Though endowed with high returns, just like any other investment, real estate investment has its own risks which are enumerated below: History According to The Motley Fool investment website, residential real estate has been a solid investment for many years, offering better than 8 ½ percent return on investment between 1978 and 2004. However, if you look at real http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/real-estate-risks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-2202836023696126497Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:36:00 +00002011-06-13T19:36:00.847+03:00A lot has been written about the Budget and how it affects this or that industry or business, or how it will increase or decrease growth. Undoubtedly, all these factors are important, but there has been little that explains to the layman the key numbers. The budget has two components: recurrent expenditure and development expenditure. Recurrent expenditure is the money set aside for wages, http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/understanding-budget-figures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-1577648701137952317Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:31:00 +00002011-06-11T19:12:02.696+03:00 Real estate is a term use to refer to a piece of land, the air above it, ground below it and any building or structure it. Real estate can include business and/or residential properties, and are generally sold either by a relator or directly by the individual who owns the property (for sale by owner). Real estate investing therefore invovles the purchase, ownership, mangement, rental and/or http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/real-estate-investiment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-5990791724075453914Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:27:00 +00002011-06-09T16:27:29.994+03:00 The Minister for Finance read his ministerial statement (read budget) on Wednesday,as did all the other EAC countries, was the biggest in terms of value in Kenya´s history. This year´s budget themed: ´Building Resilience and Sustaining Inclusive Growth for a Prosperous Kenya´,&nbsp; the budget stood at Kshs.1.155T but the bulk of it was on net recurrent expenditure standing at Kshs.474.2 http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/kenyas-budget-20112012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-7350873544987969037Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:55:00 +00002011-06-08T18:55:54.009+03:00 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $1.5 Trillion a Year Industry or More? &nbsp; Money laundering is a massive global problem. It allows criminals tohttp://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/black-money-business-of-money.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-2774882031448515316Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:30:00 +00002011-06-08T11:09:16.510+03:00 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed a $3bn (£1.8bn) loan deal with the interim government in Egypt. The IMF praised the government's attempts to stabilise the economy since the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak in February. The uprising scared away tourists and investors and cut tax revenues, which has left the government short of cash. The deal must still be approved http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/international-monetary-fund-imf-has.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-4910093983160995547Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:21:00 +00002011-06-08T09:56:06.887+03:00 When it comes to investing especially for starters, it is usually advisable to investing through mutual funds. However, the question comes; Why mutual funds?...... Can`t I invest my money directly on my own?.............. Well........here are some reasons why you should consider investing your money through a mutual fund: 1. The Advantage of Professional Investment Management. • Mutual http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/why-mutual-funds.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-638290269783106256Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:32:00 +00002011-06-07T20:56:12.774+03:00Wonders will never seize! I have never thought of the U.S. as&nbsp; such a heavy debtor - with all the might and power and authority; but here is a surprise from an in-house man: "As a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and former Member of Congress, I say that every citizen has the right to know the real cost of government. I want to make the point, loud and clear, that we are living on http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/us-national-debt-ticking-time-bomb.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-5656608513593475562Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:25:00 +00002011-06-06T18:30:04.523+03:00In these hard economic times, no wise person would pass their eyes over any article that will help them learn how to manage their funds better. It is however not a one day issue to, it takes some time and patience to achieve the sweet results of good financial mangement of personal funds. The good news is that one doesn`t require a degree in finace to practice these basic life changing skills; http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/managing-personal-finances.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-1048583644284122408Sun, 05 Jun 2011 11:42:00 +00002011-06-05T14:42:25.704+03:00 Following a month long inspection, the European authorities and the IMF have said that Greece would receive its next installment of its bail-out funding. The installment amounting to 110bn euros is expected to be dispatched in the month of July. After their latest inspection, the IMF, European Commission and the European Central Bank officials said that there has been positive sings in the http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/greeces-bail-out-installment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-1784738019902431106Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:32:00 +00002011-06-04T14:32:05.800+03:00 I think it has come to a point when the great money laundering secrets of Kenya are going to be known. Just the other day they caught up with Devani on his run away mission and he is now out to talk. Those close allies of his might not be taking this lightly and may be wishing that this is another long dream they have been having. however, I would like to humbly request them to wake up and http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/06/yagnesh-devani-arrested.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-2039643545963193272Thu, 26 May 2011 18:11:00 +00002011-05-26T21:29:07.663+03:00 The above documentary may contain highly sensitive information which may be shocking to many people. However, the public needs to know what exactly happens behind the closed doors of the world`s elites. There is a plan to have a new world order with such a small population comfortable enough to serve the click of elites who want to dominate and control this whole world. The figure is http://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-world-orderwatch-out.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4752435642816428339.post-8467216103905723704Wed, 25 May 2011 06:11:00 +00002011-05-25T09:30:07.399+03:00 Developing countries have expressed concern over the selection process for the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa said choosing a managing director on the basis of nationality undermined the fund's legitimacy. European officials believe another European should replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as IMF managing director. Mr Strauss-Kahnhttp://finance-economics.blogspot.com/2011/05/dispute-over-imf-leader.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0