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12 Feb 2010

South African policymakers must fix the country's financial sector

There has been very little discussion on reform of the South African financial system. Most people assume that it is working well and, therefore, should be left alone.

28 Jan 2010

Daily podcast - January 28, 2010

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in today's podcast, the Treasury assesses effectiveness of inflation targeting by the SARB; US President Barack Obama emphasises job creation in his State of the Union address; and, the Gauteng ANC...

US: Obama: State of the Union Address by the US President, Washington (27/01/2010)

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"One year ago, I took office amid two wars, an economy rocked by a severe recession, a financial system on the verge of collapse, and a government deeply in debt. Experts from across the political...

16 Oct 2009

Humans ‘wiping out natural capital’

CLIMATE CHANGE

The world was losing as much potential capital annually through the destruction of forests as was wiped off the major markets in last year's financial crisis, an economist warned on Friday.

08 Oct 2009

Financial-sector reform is not enough

Global Account

On September 14, the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, US President Barack Obama made a speech on Wall Street promoting his reform of financial regulation.

14 Sep 2009

US: Obama: Remarks by the US President, on Financial Rescue and Reform, New York (14/09/2009)

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Date: 14/09/2009
Source: The White House
Title: US: Obama: Remarks by the US President, on Financial Rescue and Reform, New York
Thank you very much. It is wonderful to be back...

09 Sep 2009

US: Obama: Remarks by the US President to a joint session of Congress on healthcare (09/09/2009)

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Date: 09/09/2009

Source: The White House

Title: US: Obama: Remarks by the US President to a joint session of Congress
on healthcare

Madam Speaker, Vice President Biden,...

10 Jul 2009

Financial system  should be reformed

GLOBAL ACCOUNT

I wrote in a recent article in this column that the best investment by US financiers was the billions of dollars they used for lobbying the US government over the past decade or more.

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