The skills behind
the decisions.
Structured curricula for finance, data analysis, and economics — taught the way a working practitioner uses them, not the way a textbook indexes them. Free. Open. Citable.
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Learning paths
34
Courses
373
Modules
3
Reference libraries
Learning Paths
Path 01
Data Analysis
From cell to query to model — the analyst's skillset, end to end.
A structured curriculum to take you from spreadsheets to running real analyses on real data. SQL is the foundation; Stata, Python, and R are the working tools of an economist; econometrics is what turns the data into claims that survive scrutiny.
12 modules · ~10 hours, self-paced
SQL for Analysts
8 modules · ~8 hours, self-paced
SQL Intermediate — Analytical Patterns
8 modules · ~9 hours, self-paced
SQL Advanced — Systems and Optimisation
12 modules · ~12 hours, self-paced
Python for Economists, A to Z
12 modules · ~12 hours, self-paced
R for Applied Researchers
12 modules · ~12 hours, self-paced
Stata for Economists
12 modules · ~14 hours, self-paced
Econometrics from First Principles
10 modules · ~9 hours, self-paced
Data Visualization & Storytelling
12 modules · ~12 hours, self-paced
Tableau for Analysts
12 modules · ~12 hours, self-paced
Power BI for Analysts
Path 02
Finance
How money is priced, raised, and put to work.
Finance from first principles — time value, risk, return, capital structure, and the institutions that move money around the world. Practical, not academic. We start with the statements, because everything else builds on knowing how to read them.
12 modules · ~9 hours, self-paced
Accounting Fundamentals
10 modules · ~9 hours, self-paced
Reading a Financial Statement
13 modules · ~12 hours, self-paced
Credit — From First Principles to Distressed
12 modules · ~11 hours, self-paced
Corporate Financing
12 modules · ~12 hours, self-paced
Bonds — All You Need to Know
12 modules · ~11 hours, self-paced
Equities — All You Need to Know
12 modules · ~10 hours, self-paced
Investment Banks: The Complete Guide
12 modules · ~9 hours, self-paced
DCF Valuation: From Forecast to Defensible Number
12 modules · ~11 hours, self-paced
Real Estate Finance & Investment
12 modules · ~11 hours, self-paced
Trading — Markets, Microstructure, and Execution
10 modules · ~9 hours, self-paced
Sustainable & Climate Finance
Path 03
Economics
Macro, public finance, micro, and development — applied to African markets.
A complete economics curriculum focused on African economies: macro and central-banking, public finance and tax, microeconomics, development economics, and behavioural / household economics. Practical, not academic — grounded in the structural features that make African markets behave differently from the textbook.
12 modules · ~7 hours, self-paced
African Macro 101
9 modules · ~8 hours, self-paced
Public Finance & Taxation
8 modules · ~9 hours, self-paced
Development Economics
8 modules · ~9 hours, self-paced
Microeconomics for African Markets
8 modules · ~8 hours, self-paced
Behavioural and Household Economics
Path 04
Quant Finance Math
The mathematics behind portfolios, derivatives, and risk.
A complete quantitative-finance mathematics curriculum — linear algebra, probability and statistics, time series, optimisation, portfolio theory, stochastic calculus, and the numerical methods that turn formulas into prices. Built for analysts who want the rigour of a top-tier MFE programme paired with the practitioner standards of a Morgan Stanley desk, with worked examples grounded in African and emerging-market data.
12 modules · ~12 hours, self-paced
Linear Algebra for Quant Finance
12 modules · ~13 hours, self-paced
Probability & Statistics for Finance
11 modules · ~12 hours, self-paced
Time Series for Finance
10 modules · ~11 hours, self-paced
Optimization for Finance
12 modules · ~13 hours, self-paced
Portfolio Theory
10 modules · ~11 hours, self-paced
Stochastic Calculus for Finance
10 modules · ~11 hours, self-paced
Numerical Methods for Finance
Path 05
AI
What every analyst needs to know about modern AI.
From foundations to deployment. The AI for Economists & Analysts course is the wedge product — a complete, premium curriculum that takes you from 'what is a token' to building a RAG application against your own data, with the AI tutor available in every module.
Reference Library
Three reference works to keep next to the curriculum.
Plain-language libraries you look up, not courses you sit through.
Reference · 6 sections · 40+ instruments
Finance Explained — Every Instrument, Plainly
Mutual funds, hedge funds, ETFs, REITs, money market funds, treasury bills, sukuk, derivatives, annuities, SACCOs, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds. What each is, how it works, who uses it, and what to watch out for — with the Kenyan context where it bites.
Open the library→Reference · 5 groupings · 25+ institutions
Institutions Atlas — Who Runs the Money
CBK, National Treasury, KRA, KNBS, CMA, NSE, IRA, RBA, SASRA, KDIC, FRC, EAC, AfDB, AfCFTA, IMF, World Bank, IFC, BIS, WTO, OECD, FATF — what they do, who they answer to, and where they actually shape Kenyan finance.
Open the atlas→Reference · 6 decades · 57 prizes
Nobel Economics — Every Prize, Plainly
Every Sveriges Riksbank Prize from Frisch & Tinbergen (1969) to Mokyr, Aghion & Howitt (2025). The key idea, the explanation, what it means for Kenya and Africa, and how to use it. 57 prizes, ~100 laureates, one library.
Open the library→Featured Cohort
The live programme.
Online Cohort · 8 Weeks · Starts June 2026
Smart Money & Economics for Kenyans
Real economics. Real money. Real Kenya. The cohort that pairs the self-paced library with weekly live sessions and a Kenya-specific syllabus.
View the syllabus and registerFormat
Live Zoom
Duration
8 weeks
Cohort cap
30 seats
Tuition
KES 1,200
Recent commentary
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The Bank Always Wins: 34 Years of Kenya's Interest Rate Data
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Kenya's Mobile Money Revolution: 18 Years of Data
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