ANTHONY KILA

The editor of a newspaper has asked me to share my thoughts on the quiet departure of Wale Edun and the recent appointment of Taiwo Oyedele as Nigeria’s new Minister of Finance. This isn’t the first time I’ve been drawn into this…

As we approach the second week of April 2025, I doubt anyone can reasonably argue that President Donald Trump is not the man of the moment, and this recognition extends across the globe. Please let me know if you can think of any public…

What we refer to as the "Asian Contagion" pertains to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, a severe economic crisis that began in Thailand and spread like a contagious disease across various Asian economies, including Indonesia, South Korea,…

Inflation describes and measures the rate at which the prices of goods and services rise in an economy. The consequence of this increase is the loss of purchasing power of the economy’s currency. You are experiencing inflation when you have…

Our unforgettable today is John Maynard Keynes. He was an economist, essayist, financier, conscious objector, consultant, civil servant, teacher, public affairs analyst and statesman. I have argued elsewhere (in my “Trilogy of Economics”)…

Our unforgettable today is Karl Marx.  He was an activist, economist, journalist, writer and philosopher. Just like Christianity is used to describe the teachings of and faith in Jesus Christ, the term “Marxism” is used to describe a…

Our unforgettable today is a man that holds a peculiar position in the pantheon of great thinkers. His unique position stems from both what he is very known for and the contribution that he is not very known for. Today’s…

Our unforgettable today is Jean Baptiste Colbert. He is one of those who made their way to the list of unforgettable not for ideas but for practice. Jean Baptiste Colbert did not sit to put together a body of thoughts or ideas. He…

Our unforgettable today is Adam Smith. He died 232 years ago in 1790 at the age of 68 in Scotland where he was born. Many agree in describing him as the father of modern economics and he is arguably the most quoted and referenced…