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- Musings from Parselelo Kantai in The Africa Report on the state of the nation in the wake of last December’s elections and the tragic ensuing events. His article “Now the Hard Part” opine that the deep chasm between the ruling class and wananchi will continue to be a significant obstacle to progress on every front. Thought provoking.

- Yes those petro-dollar driven SWFs are indeed piling on influence as fast as cash. This article (free registration required) in the transcendent McKinsey Quarterly has a detailed analysis of the scale of how $140 per barrel oil is having effect on world investments. Closer to home, tales of new ventures actualised in a most determined of manner only illustrate the measure of liquidity in the GCC and other oil exporters. A major international bank is also reportedly looking to these funds for salvation.

- Word that another stock brokerage might be having problems has one inevitably wondering if this is more than just teething troubles.

- All the best to this chap, LiveQuotes is true ingenuity.