Author Archives: DM

Kenya Has Mobile Health App Fever

Posted on December 16, 2011 by DM

Nairobi startup’s health app surges; Safaricom gives subscribers links to experts for two cents a minute. Mobile health platforms are fast emerging in Kenya, where one startup’s newly launched mobile health platform is attracting nearly 1,000 downloads daily, and the … Continue reading →

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Panic as shilling hits lowest level

Posted on September 30, 2011 by DM

Panic as shilling hits lowest level The shilling fell to the lowest level, exchanging at Sh102 to the dollar on September 26, 2011. PHOTO/ FILE By Joseph Bonyo jbonyo@ke.nationmedia.com Posted  Monday, September 26  2011 at  22:00 In Summary Uncertainty prevails in markets … Continue reading →

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Paris switches on electric car scheme

Posted on September 30, 2011 by DM

By Paul Betts in Paris Paris will on Sunday launch an ambitious electrically powered car-share service that it hopes will not only improve the quality of life in the City of Lights but also herald a revolution in sustainable urban … Continue reading →

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The Inevitable U.S. Financial Crisis

Posted on August 9, 2011 by DM

All great empires rise and fall. It is difficult to accept this truth when you are a part of the history. In brief, nobody has a crystal ball. However, in academic circles and in future markets the picture is becoming … Continue reading →

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United States loses prized AAA credit rating from S&P

Posted on August 6, 2011 by DM

(Reuters) – The United States lost its top-tier AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s on Friday in an unprecedented blow to the world’s largest economy in the wake of a political battle that took the country to the brink … Continue reading →

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US Fiscal Crisis

Posted on August 2, 2011 by DM

A Hidden Fiscal Crisis Finance & Development, September 2010, Vol. 47, No. 3 Laurence J. Kotlikoff A noted U.S. economist says debt figures seriously understate long-term budget problems in the United States EVEN as the United States experiences continuing fallout … Continue reading →

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UN clears Kenya nuclear energy project

Posted on April 3, 2011 by DM

Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, who have been in the country for a week, on Thursday approved Kenya’s application for its first nuclear power station. The 35,000MW facility is to be built at a cost of Sh950 billion … Continue reading →

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Beijing raises spending on internal security

Posted on March 7, 2011 by DM

By Leslie Hook in Beijing Published: March 6 2011 17:18 | Last updated: March 6 2011 17:18 China’s spending on internal public security overtook national defence for the first time last year, underlining Beijing’s growing concern about public unrest. The … Continue reading →

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Your Brand on TV, for a Fee, in Britain

Posted on March 7, 2011 by DM

PARIS — As Phil Vickery, a British television chef, prepared cottage pie last week, viewers got a taste of the future of television in Britain — a future that arrived long ago in the United States and many other countries. … Continue reading →

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‘Sell organs to save lives’

Posted on February 27, 2011 by DM

VIEWPOINT By Martin Wilkinson Ethics expert at Keele University Allowing the sale of organs will cut waiting lists The demand for organ donors far outstrips the supply. In this week’s Scrubbing Up, Martin Wilkinson, a visiting professor at Keele University … Continue reading →

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