What I Do

I specialize in regulatory compliance, investment structuring, and market intelligence, helping organizations navigate the legal and financial landscapes of trade, capital markets, and sustainable finance. I connect law, finance, and economic policy, ensuring that investments are strategic, compliant, and impactful. My latest work includes a collection of research articles, reports, and photography, capturing these intersection and human impact.

My Latest Work

Debt vs. Climate: Are GSSS Bonds the Key to Financing Emerging Markets?

Climate adaptation is expensive! For many emerging markets, the price tag comes with an undesirable side effect: debt. Enter green bonds, a financial tool marketed as a win-win for climate resilience and economic development. As global capital markets are evolving, sustainability is central to business strategies rather than an afterthought. Emerging markets alone issued $135 billion in green bonds in 2023- a 34% increase from the previous year and projections suggest this could rise to 156 billion by 2025 in green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds.

Nourishing innovations: Rethinking food security for a hungry planet

From Nigeria’s bustling markets to Kenya’s drought-stricken fields and the unpredictable El Niño effects in South America to the conflict-ridden landscapes of Afghanistan and Somalia, the global food system is showing signs of strain. In Asia-Pacific, food imports amount to nearly $2 trillion annually. The region also faces a significant challenge as the cost of essential commodities such as rice, wheat, and oil rises, disproportionately impacting impoverished people.
As the world’s leaders gath...

Revisiting The Status of The Rohingya Genocide: Developments at The International Court of Justice Between the Gambia v. Myanmar

It has been five arduous years since Myanmar's onslaught on the Rohingyas. The Myanmar military has executed planned attacks that have resulted in the widespread and targeted slaughter of Rohingya civilians. The Rohingya problem has a long and complicated history that has been exacerbated by factors such as the number of people involved, the frequency of recent events, the severity of humanitarian violations, the presence of struggling neighbouring...