Author Archives: Giorgi Mikhelidze

Forex trading and the financial sector in Uganda

Uganda is a country situated in East-Central Africa with a potential of 42 million forex traders characterized by high diversity in terms of ethnicity and politics. As you may already know, its financial system consists of informal, formal, and semi formal institutions. Insurance companies, banks, and capital markets are examples of formal institutions, while loan […]

Should PayPal be concerned about your country’s central bank?

Most governments may have no option but to join the digital currency bandwagon. With the introduction of digital currencies from central banks, the world of money is poised to enter a new era. Is it going to be a paradise of financial inclusiveness or a dystopia of financial instability? What if the project turns out […]

How to get started with trading in South Africa?

The foreign currency market may be speculated on legally and profitably in South Africa via the use of forex trading.  Predicting price changes in currency pairings may be lucrative for South African Forex traders. The volatility of the foreign exchange market enables certain traders to make huge gains, with some even making millions of dollars. […]

South Africans Are Moving To Forex Trading As A New Source Of Income

Forex (foreign exchange) is undoubtedly something you’ve heard or read about, which shows how widespread its use has become. However, there are a large number of people who are curious but do not have a thorough grasp of how the South African financial market operates or just do not know where to begin. As commodities, […]

South African Rand Falls – What Will Be in the Future?

Riots and stringent COVID-19 regulations caused significant damage to the South African economy at the start of the third quarter, according to new data released on Wednesday.   More than 300 people were killed and hundreds of businesses were robbed as some of the worst violence seen in South Africa since the end of apartheid […]

Why is Nigeria’s central bank struggling to let go of the naira?

Due to the global pandemic, a lot of aspects of our lives were affected by negative circumstances. Those negative circumstances can be characterized with different rates, however, the influence on the global economy is the one that affects everyone’s life. When it comes to something that has such a major influence as covid you cannot […]

Africa as an important participant in the global economy

FDI, also known as foreign direct investment, has been virtually solely concentrated in Africa on the exploitation and export of natural resources for over a century. However, the momentum has changed after the turn of the 2000 and the tendency has finally changed in recent years. Global investors are more likely to visit Africa for […]

How does the mining sector impact the South African economy?

Mining has had a larger impact on shaping the South African economy than any other sector. It transformed a predominantly rural economy into an industrial one. It resulted in the development of Kimberley, Johannesburg, and other cities. It attracted massive amounts of foreign cash. It required the creation of stock exchanges, colleges, and other contemporary […]

Why is the fintech industry flourishing in Africa in 2020?

South Africa is moving very fast in the direction of the FinTech industry. The country is very determined not to be behind the whole show. They are also relaxing the regulations in order to help the flourishing of the FinTech industry. How South African FinTech development is transforming the foreign exchange landscape In South Africa, […]

Nigeria needs to start preparing for an oil-less economy

Nigeria is the second country in Africa with a big economy. Globally it is the 22nd country by the number of finances. With this flow of the growing economy, Nigeria can be in the top 10 countries in 2050. To achieve this kind of stability, this country needs to diversify its economy from its dependence […]