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19 June 2013
                       
 
 
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31 May 2013
 
 
Rand rout turns tables on SA rate cut hopes
ECONOMY
South Africa's rand plunged to new four-year lows on Friday, fanning fears of inflation in Africa's biggest economy and forcing investors to contemplate interest rate hikes even as growth slows....
 
 
17 May 2013
 
AMCU threatens to bring South Africa to 'standstill'
LABOUR
The leader of South Africa's biggest platinum mining union on Friday threatened to bring Africa's top economy "to a standstill" and demanded a meeting with President Jacob Zuma, ramping up the...
 
 
29 Jan 2013
 
WTO: Pascal Lamy: Address by the World Trade Organisation Director General, at the IISS-Oberoi Discussion Forum, Delhi (29/01/2013)
SPEECH
India’s trade volumes have registered healthy growth. Indian companies have thrived at home, and steadily expanded their presence abroad. Without downplaying the enormity of the challenges India...
 
 
13 Sep 2012
 
Washington: Statement by the World Bank, asserts that the role of the State in the financial sector should shift toward less direct interventions and focus on improving supervision, competition and financial infrastructure (13/09/2012)
STATEMENT
Rethink Role of State in Finance, says World Bank It is time to rethink the role of the state in the financial sector, so that governments can better balance the need for credit and emergency...
 
 
12 Dec 2011
 
Segregation of assets in practice
WERKSMANS
Following the collapse of Lehman Brothers (in September 2008) and the knock-on effects of the subsequent liquidity crisis, analysts predicted that power would shift in two ways:
 
 
18 Nov 2011
 
SA: Motlanthe: Address by the Deputy President of South Africa, at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg (18/11/2011)
Topics
Source: The Presidency Title: SA: Motlanthe: Address by the Deputy President of South Africa, at the Gordon Institute of Business Science, Johannesburg
 
 
14 Oct 2011
 
Eurozone risks
REAL ECONOMY: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The two key threats for South Africa should the current eurozone crisis transmission into a Lehman Brothers-type event would be a marked increase in risk premiums, making it harder for the country...
 
 
29 Sep 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – September 29, 2011
PODCAST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) needs to play a more assertive role in helping to resolve economic crises “sooner rather than later” and South Africa would, therefore, support moves to...
 
 
23 Sep 2011
 
WTO warns against protectionism as world trade growth slows
TRADE
World Trade Organisation (WTO) economists have revised their trade volumes forecast for 2011 to 5.8%, down from the already conservative estimate of 6.5%, as trade grew at a slower-than-expected...
 
 
21 Sep 2011
 
Infrastructure key to freeing SA from low-growth shackles – Roubini
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
South Africa would need to accelerate its investment into physical and human capital to improve on its current “disappointing” growth performance and break free from the structural constraints...
 
 
31 May 2011
 
SARB; Marcus: Address by the Governor, at the Finmedia24 WEconomist of the Year function, Midrand (31/05/2011)
Topics

Date: 31/05/2011
Source: The South African Reserve Bank
Title: SARB; Marcus: Address by the Governor, at the Finmedia24 WEconomist of the Year function, Midrand

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07 Sep 2010
 
SA: Nene: Address by the Deputy Minister of Finance, to the Annual Banking Summit, Johannesburg (07/09/2010)
Topics

Date: 07/09/2010
Source: The National Treasury
Title: SA: Nene: Address by the Deputy Minister of Finance, to the Annual Banking Summit, Johannesburg


Ladies and...

 
 
13 May 2010
 
SARB: Statement of the Monetary Policy Committee (13/05/2010)
SARB
The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6,5%.
 
 
22 Apr 2010
 
US: Obama: Remarks by the US President, on Wall Street Reform, New York (22/04/2010)
Topics

Date: 22/04/2010
Source: The White House
Title: US: Obama: Remarks by the US President, on Wall Street Reform, New York

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Everybody, please...

 
 
14 Apr 2010
 
WB: Zoellick: Speech by the President of the World Bank, entitled “The end of the Third World: Modernising Multilateralism for a Multipolar World”, Washington (14/04/2010)
Topics

Date: 14/04/2010
Source: The World Bank
Title: WB: Zoellick: Speech by the President of the World Bank, entitled "The end of the Third World: Modernising Multilateralism for a...

 
 
 
                       
 
 
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