Phoenix Capital s.a.r.l.

02/05/2023

Passive income - also known as side hustle- is an essential and necessary hedge against career shocks (such as layoffs, frictional resignations, etc..) and allows people to focus on other interests or business ventures, with the comfort of securing the coverage of their living costs from a steady stream of secondary income.

It can be more than that: when a passive investment turns into a success, it lends itself into a generation of cashflows that allows people the luxury of free time, that empowers them to chase dreams, learn or nurture a hobby, all in the name of financial freedom, not to mention unchaining people from debt, especially credit cards.

But no one said it is easily done: it requires discipline, tenacity, the ability to handle adversity, time and effort poured into a business venture. The hard work-success tradeoff could never be truer than in this case, and the success is usually the result of consistent hard work and sound business decisions over time.

Just to give you some ideas and get you started, here are ten side hustle ideas, which will help you come up with ideas to generate some extra money:

1) Invest in ETFs
2) Start building a blog, and sell online sponsored posts
3) Create an online course.
4) Invest in a rental property (spend on improvements)
5) Rent out your car, or Lease out unused parking spaces.
6) Build a problem solving application, and get backed by Venture Capital.
7) Become a social media influencer: Start a YouTube channel and earn money from the YouTube Partner Program.
8 ) Join an affiliate program and get started earning commissions.
9) Write an e-book
10) Buy and sell websites.

If you’d like to explore the potential of earning a passive income, we at Phoenix Capital can help you generate a new business idea, plan it, assess its feasibility, and walk the walk with you, as we have successfully done for others.

Send us a message with a brief on you, to book your first video meeting with us.

18/01/2022

Global policy uncertainty is rising on a secular basis and maintaining its correlation with the trade-weighted dollar, which has rebounded despite the global growth recovery and rise in inflation.

In other words, read in the news about shifts in the balance of power away from the U.S., growing demands for populist policies in Anglo-Saxon economies, and the ‘crisis of expectations’ among EM middle classes reinforce the view that geopolitical risk to investment portfolios is a vital element in the investment decision making process.

For investment advisory, or specific advice on how to incorporate Geopolitical Analysis into your investment management process, kindly send your queries to [email protected]

10/01/2022

New ex*****on risk to affect Global M&A:

The United Kingdom introduced on 4 January 2022 the National Security & Investment (NSI) regime, which requires mandatory notifications of notifiable acquisitions, and grants the Government the power to assess certain transactions for national security risks, in particular if and when there is a "change of control" in relation to a wide range of entities or assets.

The above mentioned screening shall impose mandatory filing obligations for certain investments in entities with specified activities in sensitive sectors.

The above is considered to be a major development, and we caution investors from across the globe and all economic zones and jurisdictions to address this matter with prudence, as ill management of such filings would give rise to ex*****on risk and investments, as well as Mergers and Acquisitions, including cross-border transactions.

For more information on the NSI or M&A advisory, kindly email us your inquiry or RFP to [email protected]

13/10/2021

The latest update to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook showed scars of the Covid-19 pandemic still affecting the pace of growth in 2021, with the effects of the Delta variant mainly affecting output in low income and underdeveloped countries.

The IMF highlighted that although the aggregate World GDP forecast underwent a marginal revision, the changes in growth forecasts for some countries were significant. World GDP is now expect to grow at 5.9% in 2021 slightly lowered from the previous expectation of 6.0% growth, whereas the growth in 2022 was unchanged at 4.9%.

Revisions by the IMF largely showed downgrades for 2021 mainly for Advanced Economies and upward revisions for 2022.

According to the IMF, only Advanced Economies are expected to reach or exceed pre-pandemic levels in 2022, although supply disruptions would affect near-term growth. Growth in the rest of the regions are expected to remain below 2019 levels even next year. Low-income developing economies are expected to see the biggest output gap of 6.7% next year vs. pre-pandemic levels followed by Emerging markets and developing economies (excluding China) with a gap of 5.5%.

Monetary policy will need to walk a fine line between tackling inflation and financial risks and supporting the economic recovery.

16/02/2021

The 20% target laid down by Riad Salameh, is equivalent to around $4 billion, is far short of the $83 billion hole in banks’ balance sheets estimated by the outgoing government last year as part of a financial rescue plan it had drawn up.

This endeavour appears to some as too little too late.

A major restructure to the Banking Sector as a whole is a must, include fresh capital increases.

Paralysed by financial crisis and riven with political risk, a number of Lebanon's banks are struggling to meet a central bank target to raise their capital defences by 20% by the end of this month.

29/12/2020

As we near the end of what has been by any account an unprecedented year, LCD has expanded its quarterly loan default survey to gauge how leveraged finance pros are gearing up for 2021.

What challenges do market participants expect to face as markets and economies worldwide attempt to further rebound from the coronavirus pandemic?

As we near the end of what has been by any account an unprecedented year, LCD has expanded its quarterly loan default survey to gauge how leveraged finance pros are gearing up for 2021.

14/10/2020

The Bankruptcy of the Dubai-Based contracting giant Arabtec deepens the economic downturn for the Emirati Real Estate sector.

Shareholders of United Arab Emirates-based Arabtec Holding PJSC, which helped build the world’s tallest skyscraper, voted to dissolve the debt-laden firm in a move likely to threaten thousands of jobs and scores of suppliers and sub-contractors in the Persian Gulf.

21/09/2020

أموال مشبوهة تقدر بتريليوني دولار بشكل غير قانوني على مدار نحو عشرين عاماً، ومرّت من خلال 170 دولة، ودويتشه بنك ابرز البنوك المتورطة.

هذه لائحة الدول العربية التي ذكرت في أوراق FINCEN .

تراجعت أسهم HSBC، وستاندرد تشارترد هونغ كونغ Standard Chartered Hong Kong، عقب نشر تقارير بشأن تورط أكبر المؤسسات المصرفية في تحريك أموال مشبوهة تقدر بتريليوني بشكل غير قانوني عل....

17/09/2020

Do you you agree that the Lebanese Economy is over-banked?

If yes, are you of the view the Lebanese banking system should consolidate, thru mergers and acquisitions?

Share your views in the comments section.

Lebanon’s banks are trying to outmaneuver the government before the new premier forms a cabinet, throwing prospects for a bailout further into disarray.

23/06/2020

Lebanese inflation soared to levels last seen in the aftermath of the country’s civil war three decades ago as its currency depreciated sharply on the black market and made imports prohibitively more expensive.