Position: Lecturer

Email address: [email protected]

Biography

Dr Simon Muwando is a Lecturer in the Department of Banking and Economic Sciences. He has been a member of the Higher Degrees Committee, Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, and Examiner in this Faculty since 2012. He has supervised and mentored limitless postgraduate and undergraduate students and contributed to the undergraduate and postgraduate modules of both a research-led and a methodological nature. He is also an associate member of the Institute of Credit Management (ICM) Zimbabwe since 2016.

Qualifications 

PhD in Finance (University of Lusaka, Zambia)

Master of Science Degree in Finance and Investments (NUST, Zimbabwe)

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) Degree in Banking (NUST, Zimbabwe)

Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (NUST, Zimbabwe)

Diploma in Credit Management (ICM, Zimbabwe)

Certificate of Competency in Big Data (International Centre for Higher Education Innovation, UNESCO)

Courses Taught

Financial Econometrics, Financial Economics, Financial Engineering, Advanced corporate strategy, Advanced Financial Statement Analysis, Introduction to Econometrics, Portfolio Theory and Investment Management, Mathematical Applications in Banking, Quantitative Analysis for Business, Financial Management, Derivatives Securities, Principles of Macroeconomics, Principles of Microeconomics, Law Relating to Banking, Principles of Accounts, Quantitative Methods, Principles of Macroeconomics.

Research Interests

Technological innovations in banking, Development finance, Financial inclusion, Multinational finance and trade, Asset pricing, Investment analysis and management, and Country risk analysis and management.

Research Links

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=j-_pRMwAAAAJ&hl=en

Publications

 Muwando, S. and Nzou, A.  (2024). ‘Impact of external debt on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in Zimbabwe’. Journal of Business,  9(1),1-13https://doi.org/10.18533/pdq29438

Muwando, S., Gumbo, V. and Tembo, G. (2023). ‘An empirical study of the country risk of Botswana using the beta approach’. Journal of Business, 8(02), 26-43.

 https://doi.org/10.18533/job.v8i02.308

Muwando, S., Gumbo, V. and Tembo G. (2022). ‘Modelling the Country Risk of Zambia’. Journal of Political Risk, 10(3).

https://www.jpolrisk.com/modelling-country-risk-of-zambia

Muwando, S. and Webb, M. (2014). ‘Managers and Employees’ perception of the impact of e-banking operational efficiency of Commercial Banks in Zimbabwe’, 5(23), 85-90

https://doi.org/10.5901/MJSS.2014.V5N23P85

Muwando, S. and Gumbo, V. (2013). ‘A country risk model for Zimbabwe’. The Pioneer Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics, 6(1), 25-41

http://www.pspchv.com/content_PJTAS.html

Community Service/Engagement

Higher Degrees, Grants, and conferences coordinator

Member of the NUST Alumni team