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‘The silent road outside my house was the sound of a coming recession’

Coronavirus John Davenport - 9 Jun 2020

John Davenport's Google survey of 500 people shows that people are twice as scared of the economic effects of Covid-19 than they are of catching the virus

Covid-19 lockdown: Towards a capsule existence

Article Zinaid Meeran - 17 Apr 2020

How online media during the Coronavirus lockdown foreshadows a permanently encapsulated life

Covid-19’s silver lining: A taste of a post-development world

Article Casper Lӧtter - 4 Apr 2020

The coronavirus epidemic has thrown issues such as gross income and ownership inequality into the spotlight, as we try to find ways to navigate through this crisis

Richard Calland: Covid-19 can have positive outcomes

Analysis Richard Calland - 18 Mar 2020

Democracy and social welfare may get a boost and blind capitalism may see that it’s unsustainable

The coronavirus crisis: A failure of policy and leadership

Article Charles R Stith - 14 Mar 2020

The world needs someone to step up and take charge – anyone but Donald Trump that is

Coronavirus and the economy: We didn’t prepare for tough times

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 12 Mar 2020

South Africa was well-placed for the 2008 crisis. But R3.18-trillion debt and low growth hamper its ability to limit the economic effects of Covid-19

Bright signs emerge amid global turmoil

Article Mark Cliffe - 3 Jan 2020

While populist governments around the world have continued to run up public debts to pay for handouts to their supporters, others are pushing back

Economic system we select defines our future

Article Klaus Schwab - 6 Dec 2019

The best option is stakeholder capitalism, which links societal benefits to financial returns

IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.7% for 2018, 2019 as risks rise

Article Heather Scott - 9 Oct 2018

An upswing in economic risks has prompted the International Monetary Fund to cut its forecast for world growth

Safer, smaller, salty nuke reactors on the cards

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Dec 2016

“The nexus of nuclear, climate and global security is a critical intersection.”

IMF cuts growth forecasts as global economic expansion slows

Article Larry Elliott - 11 Oct 2013

Global economic growth rates will fall this year, with the International Monetary Fund revising down its forecasts for 2013 and 2014 accordingly.

Companies cautious about risks

Article Staff Reporter - 24 May 2012

The slowdown in the global economy and effect of cheaply manufactured goods on the local manufacturing sector will continue to affect production.

Highway to the danger zone: The economic week ahead

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Sep 2011

World Bank president Robert Zoellick said the world economy was entering a "new danger zone". What can policymakers do about it?

Tough times ahead for economy

Article Lynley Donnelly - 26 Aug 2011

Bleak forecasts for the global economy were echoed by similar warnings of tougher conditions from local economists this week.

A cloud of uncertainty

Article Larry Elliott - 18 Mar 2011

The nuclear threat makes assessment of the earthquake's economic impact difficult.

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