CGF Seminars 2020/2021

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Exploring the Personal Attributes of Transnational Diaspora Entrepreneurs: Empirical Evidence on Canada
Jun 9
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)

Does divergence of opinions make better minds? Evidence from social media
Jun 2
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)

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

The role of accountants in IT governance
May 19
The role of accountants in IT governance

Time: 13:00-15:00 (UK Time), Wednesday, 19 May 2021
Presenter: Professor Kemi Yekini, 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)

Money and inflation. The inflationary effects of Covid-19 crisis
May 12
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)

Learning to Navigate a New Financial Technology Evidence from Payroll Accounts
May 5
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)

The Role of Interbank Markets in Monetary Policy Transmission: The Case of Malawi
Apr 28
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)

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

Do financially literate individuals have more confidence in the financial system?
Mar 17
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)

Forecasting the CBOE VIX with a hybrid LSTM-ARIMA model and sentiment analysis
Mar 10
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)

Is there a case for national development banks in Africa? Rationale, Opportunities and Challenges
Mar 3
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)

Foreign capital flows, financial regulation and optimal credit development
Feb 24
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)

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

Sub-Saharan Africa’s interbank markets: progress, barriers and policy implications
Feb 3
Sub-Saharan Africa’s interbank markets: progress, barriers and policy implications

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 3 February 2021
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)

Venture capital and corporate investment
Jan 27
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)

The Future of Global Cultural Capital 
Jan 20
The Future of Global Cultural Capital 

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Presenter: Dr Orly Levy, 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)

COVID-19 Debt Relief
Jan 13
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)

Recovering the finance-growth nexus
Dec 16
Recovering the finance-growth nexus

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Presenter: Professor Panicos Demetriades, University of Leicester
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)

The roles and business models of national development banks, with particular reference to Sub Saharan Africa
Dec 9
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)

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

The FinTech revolution: What are the opportunities and risks?
Nov 25
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)

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

Panel Discussion: FinTech in the wake of COVID-19
Nov 4
Panel Discussion: FinTech in the wake of COVID-19

Time: 13:00-15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Moderator: 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)

The countercyclical KVA and dynamic capital structure adjustment: Evidence from US bank holding companies
Oct 28
The countercyclical KVA and dynamic capital structure adjustment: Evidence from US bank holding companies

Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT), Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Presenter: Standley Réginald Baron, Laval University, Canada
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams

Does energy efficiency matter for prices of tenant-owned apartments?
Oct 21
Does energy efficiency matter for prices of tenant-owned apartments?

Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT+01:00), Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Presenter: Dr Bo Sjö, Linköping University, Sweden
Chair: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams

Online data collection on the impact of COVID-19
Oct 14
Online data collection on the impact of COVID-19

Time: 13:00 – 15:00 (GMT+01:00), Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Presenter: Athina Petropoulou, 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

The role of finance, capabilities and institutions in enterprise innovation in low and middle-income economies
Oct 7
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)

Modelling partner selection in venture capital syndication as a machine learning problem
Sep 30
Modelling partner selection in venture capital syndication as a machine learning problem

Time: 13:00–15:00 (GMT+01:00), Wednesday, 30 September 2020
Presenter: Professor Victor Murinde, SOAS University of London
Online venue: Click here to join the CGF Seminar Room on Microsoft Teams