Steal This Idea Part 1 - DON’T WORRY ABOUT SAVING MONEY, JUST SPEND

Steal This Idea Part 1

As part of the objectives of this blog to share innovative ideas, I will be sharing some of the ideas I had put efforts in. Some of them have been shared with top management teams, “some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow but when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.” Some never saw the daylight.

What is the essence of archiving them on my PC?  Better to share them all. Others may find them useful.

This Part 1 was researched and prepared in April 2012 and will be pasted the way it was presented on PowerPoint slide. ((Full content concealed)...

DON’T WORRY ABOUT SAVING MONEY, JUST SPEND

 

SAVING IS A HASSLE

 

CUSTOMER INSIGHT

Everyone who earns income wish to save some money to meet a particular need or obligation but people tend to self-sabotage their saving goals because they want to “Keep Up With The Joneses.”

THE AVERAGE NIGERIAN LADY

—  Name:  Juliet

—  Age: 28
—  Occupation: Hotel Receptionist
—  Income: N70,000/month
—  Hobbies: Shopping and Traveling
Juliet is trendy & fashionable. Love wears & accessories.; loves to party with friends & family.

Why Do You Find It Hard To Save?

(Results of a sample survey)

Africa Ahead: The Next 50 Years



Credit: Mo Ibrahim Foundation

I came across a research report on Africa titled - Africa Ahead: The Next 50 Years. It is a report compiled by Mo Ibrahim Foundation, a foundation which is a non-grant making organisation that focuses on defining, assessing and enhancing governance and leadership in Africa.

These ‘Facts and Figures’ provides highlights on Africa’s potential assets and challenging hurdles, and outlines some key policy priorities that will require exceptional leadership and governance. The full report is 112 pages. I have read them but I will only share the highlights which I found thoughtful.

 

Ø  Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana & Nigeria together produce 64% of the world’s cocoa, while the entire African continent accounts for about 3% of its consumption.

Ø  Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest share of engineering graduates in the world.

Ø  With almost 43,000 troops currently serving as Blue Helmets, African countries contribute 37% of total UNPKO troops.

Ø  80% of the labour force in sub-Saharan Africa is employed in the informal sector.

Ø  Africa accounts for more than ¾ of the world’s estimated reserves of Platinum-Group Metals and phosphate rock.

Ø  The Nile River is shared between 11 different countries.

Ø  There are 128 World Heritage Sites on the continent.

Ø  Between 2008 & 2010, sub-Saharan Africa lost $38 billion to trade mispricing, equivalent to 1.3 times the development aid it received.

Ø  The whole of Africa’s energy generation capacity in 2010 was similar to Germany’s.

Ø  Between 2003 & 2010 only around 5% of FDI in Africa was intra-African.

Ø  19 African countries have populations smaller than the city of Philadelphia (US).