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1. SA Unemployment Crisis
2. Country Risk & SA's Judicial System
3. Didi To Delist From NYSE
4. The Fed vs. US Stock Markets
Staff Writer
Dec 3, 2021
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Weekly Shots!
Repo Rate Increased to 3.75% This week the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points...
Staff Writer
Nov 19, 2021
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Vote. LGE2021
Local governance is where social and economic development meet. Local municipalities are where the citizens are, it is where they...
The Founders Edition
Oct 29, 2021
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Weekly Shots: US, China, Zimbabwe & Tech News
In this week's review we look at tightening monetary policy in the US, China's trade policies, tech news and the situation in Beitbridge.
Staff Writer
Oct 22, 2021
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GDP: The Half-Baked Measure of Development
It is important that we have both objective and subjective measures of development as they provide a clearer picture of the stability of...

Panashe Gabrielle Taruvinga (Maningi)
Oct 19, 2021
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Weekly Shots: Minimum Wage Debate, Global Recovery, Inflation & Energy Crisis
1. The National Minimum Wage debate in SA
2. Global recovery, as it stands… and falls.
3. Global Power Crisis and Worldwide Inflation
Staff Writer
Oct 15, 2021
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Weekly Shots
The Real Interest Rate in SA hits the Negative Mark Image by Andre Taisin- Unsplash The previous week saw the South African Reserve Bank...
Staff Writer
Oct 8, 2021
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Weekly Shots: Zimbabwe, China, South Africa & Global Oil Prices
This week we look at developments in Zimbabwe, China, South Africa and Global Oil Prices.
Staff Writer
Oct 1, 2021
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Weekly Shots: South Africa, El Salvador, China, Nigeria
1. Shell's sale of assets in Nigeria
2. Demonstrations against Bitcoin in El Salvador
3. Evergrande
4. High dependency on grants in SA
Staff Writer
Sep 17, 2021
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Weekly Shots: Guinea Coup, Skills Shortage in the UK, Inflation Targeting in SA, Bitcoin
In this week's review we look at economic and financial developments in Guinea, UK, South Africa and El Salvador.
Staff Writer
Sep 10, 2021
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Weekly Shots: China's Policies, Financial Inclusion in South Africa, U.S GDP, Africa's Commodities
In this week's review we look at global economic and finance developments in China, South Africa, U.S and Africa
Staff Writer
Sep 3, 2021
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The Duality of SDRs
Higher liquidity without policy change may provide a short-term solution, but it is unclear whether this will be able to provide countries..

Yasmin Meerholz
Sep 2, 2021
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Weekly Shots: Mergers, Jackson Hole Symposium, SA GDP, G20 CwA Summit, OMZim Solar Investment
Shoprite-Massmart Merger, the annual Jackson Hole Symposium, SA's revised GDP, the G20 CwA Summit and Old Mutual Zimbabwe Solar Investment.
Staff Writer
Aug 27, 2021
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Should the SARB target employment instead of inflation?
...should the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) revise its mandate and target employment instead of inflation?

Lebo Siboyi
Aug 23, 2021
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Weekly Shots: Afghanistan, Zambia, Eskom, Tax, Abadali EEIP, IMF SDR
This week we look at economic developments in Afghanistan, Zambia and South Africa.
Staff Writer
Aug 21, 2021
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Globalisation: The Scourge of Africa
(Disclaimer: This is the second of a series relating to Globalization, its effect on the African Continent and Possible Directions the...

Bradley N Magumura
Aug 13, 2021
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Wood, Fire and the Ashes- The Recent Insurrection.
It takes a single matchstick to set ablaze an entire field. After the passionate encounter with the warm flames comes the reality of...

Mbali Shamu
Aug 3, 2021
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Is South Africa Using Militant Solutions to Address a Socio-Economic Problem?
We saw tension in South Africa the past weeks with protests and looting taking place in two economic powerhouses of the country as...

Panashe Gabrielle Taruvinga (Maningi)
Jul 19, 2021
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Game Theory in South Africa's Labour Market
The interaction between labour, firms, and the government is one of the most important and most fascinating to observe in Economics,...

Mbali Shamu
Jun 1, 2021
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Market Integration on the African Continent
The first congress of independent African states held in 1958 convened by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, called for the establishment of an African...

Panashe Gabrielle Taruvinga (Maningi)
May 25, 2021
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