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Global trade needs a more competitive Africa
Reflections from the WTO Public Forum in Geneva highlight the immense potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area and the critical need for Africa to modernise,…
Digital gold rush: How Stablecoins threaten monetary sovereignty globally
Stablecoins, especially dollar-pegged ones, are a looming danger. Europe’s digital euro is a good counter-move but the US leads this digital financial race
Red tape and capital flight: Bureaucracy undermines SA’s economic future
Practical economic strategies are needed to change the regulations that hobble entrepreneurship and result in funds leaving the country
Global capital distribution’s tipping point and SA’s precarious path
Urgent reform is needed as dangerous socio-economic undercurrents swirl
R60bn shortfall: How the treasury can rethink its economic strategy
The treasury needs to focus on strengthening revenue collection, efficient allocation and optimisation
The Importance of Using the Right Forex Trading Strategy at the Right Time
In the world of Forex trading, timing is everything. With the vast array of strategies available, it’s crucial for traders to choose the right one for the right market…
Reserve Bank likely to keep interest rates unchanged next week
Consumer inflation has eased but is still not comfortably within the central bank’s target of 3% to 6% This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…
How public influence over economic matters is eroded
The experience of Chile’s Salvador Allende illustrates how the private sphere and superpowers control investment and natural resource exploitation
Adam Smith at 300: Making sense of today
Smith probably would have been shocked by the extent of specialisation in the 21st-century economy (and probably also pleased with his foresight).
Sympathise with the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee
The trend of wealth departing our shores is severely discouraging and political and economic reform is needed to stem the tide
Another record high as 7.9-million people remain jobless in South Africa
Record new high for unemployment in South Africa, as Stats SA releases jobs data for the fourth quarter of 2021
Putin’s war is damaging the developing world
The rise in oil and food prices owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is hitting poorer countries the hardest
A quarter of Africa’s GDP is dependent on nature; it must be managed responsibly
Between 1970 and 2016, the stock of natural capital on the continent fell on average by 65%, driven largely by land-use change, but Africa can lead the world by putting nature at…
Long wishlist for Godongwana ahead of Wednesday budget speech
Political parties and trade unions are asking the finance minister to address the growing national debt crisis and to extend the R350 grant
South Africans are trapped in a ‘Squid Game’
‘Squid Game’ is an explicit critique of the current mode of capitalism. But far too much popular discourse has overlooked or neglected its sociopolitical messages.