Economic strategist Thabi Leoka and Allan Gray portfolio manager Sandy McGregor highlight the most pressing macroeconomic risks impacting the South African business landscape, discuss what needs to be done to drive economic growth and share their views around where entrepreneurs may find opportunities to create value. https://youtu.be/joVCtDZUan8
Dr. Thabi Leoka – Economist, on the Looming Interest Rate Decision from South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee https://soundcloud.com/powerfm987/dr-thabi-leoka-economist-on-the-looming-interest-rate-decision-from-the-mpc
National Planning Commissioner Dr Miriam Altman and economist Dr Thabi Leoka discuss the issues facing South Africa’s economy with specific focus on the National Development Plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggg7xYDjX4Y
This open letter to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development – Mr. Saad Alfarargi from the members of the African Feminist Macroeconomic Academy (AFMA 2017) lists a series of proposals that addresses the transformation of macro- and micro dimensions of; domestic, regional continental and global; domestic and cross-border economies from a gender […]
This article provides a feminist reflection on current neoliberal macro level economic policies in Africa and how they affect women’s lives. The writer argues that current definitions of women’s economic empowerment are too narrow to offer impactful strategies. This follows from increasing analyses that, in as much as Africa’s economies grow, so does inequality between […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a massive blow to the global economy and will plunge South Africa’s economy deeper into recession. A set of economic interventions must be introduced to complement the public health measures announced by the government In this context, the economic interventions proposed here can buffer against the immediate economic fallout, while […]
