When the history of Covid-19 is written, it may be recorded as the Zoom era. The videoconference provider has spread as rapidly as the virus. It’s users have risen 30 fold from just 10 million in December 2019 to almost 300 million in April 202...

Covid-19 has devastated the lives of Africa's poor. In many countries, the lockdowns have halted the income of day labourers, and curbed their spending. Day labourers work primarily in construction, transport and hospitality. They are an eng...

Marc Rich, the infamous commodity trader, amassed a fortune despite facing extradition charges. He spent much of his life in exile in Switzerland. The US authorities charged him with racketeering and tax evasion. Rich started a commodity trader that...

The KSE-100 bounced back in April 2020, rising 17% mom, after a sharp 23% decline in March. The rally was led by (i) government decision to ease off lockdown conditions for certain industries, (ii) an emergency 200bps cut in the policy rate, bringing...

The Covid-19 pandemic impacts all industries across the globe, with tourism and travel sector in particular experiencing serious adverse effects given the increasing travel restrictions, major event cancellations and overall risk aversion to travel d...

Facebook has made a US$5.7bn investment in Indian telco company Reliance Jio for a 10% stake – a major vote of confidence in EM e-commerce in the midst of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic. Reliance Jio is controlled by Mukesh Ambani, Ind...