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CGF Seminars 2020/2021

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Exploring the Personal Attributes of Transnational Diaspora Entrepreneurs: Empirical Evidence on Canada
Jun
9
1:00 PM13:00

Exploring the Personal Attributes of Transnational Diaspora Entrepreneurs: Empirical Evidence on Canada

Time: 13:00-15:00 (UK Time), Wednesday, 9 June 2021
Presenter: Professor Elie Chrysostome, State University of New York - Plattsburgh
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the seminar on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Does divergence of opinions make better minds? Evidence from social media
Jun
2
1:00 PM13:00

Does divergence of opinions make better minds? Evidence from social media

Time: 13:00-15:00 (UK Time), Wednesday, 2 June 2021
Presenter: Dr. Junhong Yang, SOAS University of London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the seminar on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Contactless Digital Financial Innovation and Global Contagious COVID-19 Pandemic in Low Income Countries: Evidence from Uganda
May
26
1:00 PM13:00

Contactless Digital Financial Innovation and Global Contagious COVID-19 Pandemic in Low Income Countries: Evidence from Uganda

Time: 13:00-15:00 (UK Time), Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Presenter: Dr. George Okello Candiya Bongomin, Makerere University Business School, Uganda
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the seminar on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Money and inflation. The inflationary effects of Covid-19 crisis
May
12
1:00 PM13:00

Money and inflation. The inflationary effects of Covid-19 crisis

Time: 13:00-15:00 (UK Time), Wednesday, 12 May 2021
Presenter: Dr Juan Castaneda, University of Buckingham
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the seminar on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Learning to Navigate a New Financial Technology Evidence from Payroll Accounts
May
5
1:00 PM13:00

Learning to Navigate a New Financial Technology Evidence from Payroll Accounts

Time: 13:00-15:00 (UK Time), Wednesday, 5 May 2021
Presenter: Dr Leora Klapper, World Bank
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the seminar on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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The Role of Interbank Markets in Monetary Policy Transmission: The Case of Malawi
Apr
28
1:00 PM13:00

The Role of Interbank Markets in Monetary Policy Transmission: The Case of Malawi

Time: 13:00-15:00 (UK Time), Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Presenter: Mrs Esmie Kanyumbu, Reserve Bank of Malawi & Loughborough University
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the seminar on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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The Co-funding and financialization of Chinese firms:where the shadow lies
Mar
24
1:00 PM13:00

The Co-funding and financialization of Chinese firms:where the shadow lies

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Presenter: Dr Tianshu Zhao, University of Birmingham
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Do financially literate individuals have more confidence in the financial system?
Mar
17
1:00 PM13:00

Do financially literate individuals have more confidence in the financial system?

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Presenter: Dr Ayse Demir, Coventry University
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Forecasting the CBOE VIX with a hybrid LSTM-ARIMA model and sentiment analysis
Mar
10
1:00 PM13:00

Forecasting the CBOE VIX with a hybrid LSTM-ARIMA model and sentiment analysis

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 10 March 2021
Presenter: Dr Yossi Shvimer, Centre for Global Finance, SOAS University of London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Is there a case for national development banks in Africa? Rationale, Opportunities and Challenges
Mar
3
1:00 PM13:00

Is there a case for national development banks in Africa? Rationale, Opportunities and Challenges

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 3 March 2021
Presenter: Professor Léonce Ndikumana, University of Massachusetts Amherst (USA)
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Discussants: Ms Kampeta Pitchette Sayinzoga, CEO, Rwanda Development Bank
Ms Patricia Ojangole, CEO, Uganda Development Bank
Ms Lucy Chege, Head of Energy, Environment & ICT, Development Bank of Southern Africa
Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones, Columbia University
Online venue: Click here to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Foreign capital flows, financial regulation and optimal credit development
Feb
24
1:00 PM13:00

Foreign capital flows, financial regulation and optimal credit development

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 24 February 2021
Presenter: Francois d’Assises B. Bationo, Laval University (CANADA)
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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From bilateral trade to centralized markets: A search model for commodity exchanges in Africa
Feb
10
1:00 PM13:00

From bilateral trade to centralized markets: A search model for commodity exchanges in Africa

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Presenter: Professor Yaw Nyarko, New York University (NYU)
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the meeting on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Venture capital and corporate investment
Jan
27
1:00 PM13:00

Venture capital and corporate investment

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 27 January 2021
Presenters: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London and Dr Xiaoming Ding, Xi‘an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the seminar on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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COVID-19 Debt Relief
Jan
13
1:00 PM13:00

COVID-19 Debt Relief

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Presenter: Professor Pasquale Scaramozzino, SOAS University of London and Professor Leonardo Becchetti, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the seminar on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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The roles and business models of national development banks, with particular reference to Sub Saharan Africa
Dec
9
1:00 PM13:00

The roles and business models of national development banks, with particular reference to Sub Saharan Africa

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Presenter: Professor Stephany Griffith-Jones, Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Private capital flows and inclusive finance: The moderating roles of domestic financial markets and institutions
Dec
2
1:00 PM13:00

Private capital flows and inclusive finance: The moderating roles of domestic financial markets and institutions

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Presenter: Professor Joshua Y. Abor, University of Ghana Business School
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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The FinTech revolution: What are the opportunities and risks?
Nov
25
1:00 PM13:00

The FinTech revolution: What are the opportunities and risks?

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 25 November 2020
Presenter: Dr Efthymios Rizopoulos, SOAS University of London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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Do host countries benefit from Chinese infrastructure investment? A comparative analysis on Africa, Europe and BRI
Nov
18
1:00 PM13:00

Do host countries benefit from Chinese infrastructure investment? A comparative analysis on Africa, Europe and BRI

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Presenters: Professor Hong Bo and Alina Shoaib, SOAS University of London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams (For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie: xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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The role of finance, capabilities and institutions in enterprise innovation in low and middle-income economies
Oct
7
1:00 PM13:00

The role of finance, capabilities and institutions in enterprise innovation in low and middle-income economies

Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT+01:00), Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Presenter: Professor Christine Oughton, SOAS University of London
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams

For any inquiry about how to join the online seminar, please contact Dr Meng Xie (xm1@soas.ac.uk)

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