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These matters take time to transact, especially in African countries. Patience is required - it is only another month. Some re-corporate structuring projects I'm working on in this region have taken 18 months to complete!! The permissions that need to be obtained and documentation to be submitted are complex and time consuming but all ill come good to those who wait.
Not long ago a merchant found many monkeys living near a certain village.
One day he came into the village stating that he wanted to buy these monkeys.
He announced that he would buy the monkeys for $100 each.
The villagers thought that this man must be crazy - How can somebody buy stray monkeys at $100 each?
Still people caught some monkeys and sold them to the Merchant for $100 each.
This news spread like wildfire and more people caught monkeys and sold them to the Merchant.
After a few days, the Merchant announced that he would now buy monkeys for $200 each.
The laziest villagers now ran around to catch the remaining monkeys!
They sold the remaining monkeys at $200 each.
The Merchant then announced that he would buy monkeys for $500 each!
The villagers start to lose sleep! They caught six or seven monkeys, which was all that were left and got $500 each.
The villagers were awaiting anxiously for the next announcement.
Then the Merchant proclaimed that he is going on holiday for a week, but when he returned would buy monkeys at $1000 each!
He also said that in his absence his Employee would be in charge to take care of the monkeys he had purchased.
The Merchant went on holiday.
The villagers were frantic and very sad as there were no more monkeys left for them to sell at $1000 each as promised by the Merchant, but then the Merchant's Employee publicized that he would secretly sell some monkeys at $700 each.
The news spread like wildfire as the Merchant had promised that upon his return monkeys would be purchased for $1000 each, a $300 profit for each monkey.
The next day the villagers queued up near the monkey cage.
The Employee sold all the monkeys at $700 each. The rich villagers bought monkeys in large lots, and the poor borrowed money from money lenders and bought the rest of the monkeys.
The villagers took care of their monkeys and waited for the Merchant to return.
When the Merchant didn't return they searched to for the Employee, but he could not be found either.
Eventually the Villagers realized that they have been duped into buying the useless stray monkeys at $700 each and were now unable to sell them for any amount.
This Monkey Business is now known as crypto currency. (or maybe share dealing!)
Maybe due to civil unrest in Peru. New president not exactly endearing herself to the populace. Sadly I can’t see the SP increasing significantly until some in-country stability is obtained and the security forces heavy-handed approach to quashing this unrest ceases.
2022 is now over and it is time
For me to publish my annual rhyme.
We said farewell to legends - our very own Queen
Who for seventy years had reigned supreme
Pele, a pope and Meat Loaf all gone
And also Tom Parker has sung his last song
Westminster delivered a year of upset
As Liz truss proved that she’s really wet
With an Iceberg lettuce staying the pace
Unlike poor Lizzie, left with egg on her face
Rishi stepped in, the pound stopped free falling
And for now there’s a lull in all that name calling
But people are striking, as they want more money
As heating’s expensive and Britain’s not sunny.
Putin waged war as he wanted Ukraine
And proved to the World that he is insane
McDonald’s moved out -Big Macs are no more
Along with the millions who won’t wage his war
They have shown him they just will not fight
So last one in Moscow - please turn out the light.
Jeremy Clarkson’s in a whole lot of pain
As Meghan Markle has gone quite insane
She mustered the papers, she wanted redress
But I thought she left as she hated the press
If you want a quiet life, then bugger off – go
But don’t then appear on your own Netflix show!
We are tired of your whinging, we feel for our Harry
So just set him free so that he can remarry.
The lionesses roared and football came home
A World Cup in Qatar caused many to moan
The “alphabet people” received a big blow
When Doha decided to ban the rainbow
Messi came good and they won the prize
As France left with nothing but tears in their eyes
And Jesus helped ****nal climb to the top
Whilst England rugby gave Eddie the chop.
Trump stole some papers and Musk purchased Twitter
Which quickly nosedived into the sh*tter
He also lost out as he’s now not that rich
By 200 billion - ain’t life a *****
And cryptocurrencies have started to crash
As they are rubbish and people like cash.
So that was the year - some good and some bad
I’m grateful for all of the fun times that I’ve had
Be cheery, be healthy, be loving and true
But above all a Happy New Year to you!