Real Economy
Currency volatility and overvaluation in the spotlight
By: Terence Creamer 30th July 2010 Greater policy effort to avoid currency overvaluation in South Africa “is warranted”, a newly released Organisation for Economic Cooperation and... →
Africa rockets out of recession 
By: Keith Campbell 16th July 2010 Africa is the region that is growing fastest out of the global recession. “Our prediction is that this year the continent will have a growth of... →
SA’s income inequality battle can only be won through job creation in tradable sectors
By: Terence Creamer 9th July 2010 The current emphasis on wage increases to address South Africa’s income inequality crisis is inappropriate and should urgently shift to a focus on... →
Big shift in trade relations taking shape across Africa
By: Terence Creamer 2nd July 2010 Africa’s total merchandise trade with non-African developing countries surged from $34-billion in 1995 to a material $283-billion in 2008, making... →
Was the R787bn stimulus promise merely a number on a page?
By: Terence Creamer 25th June 2010 Much was made by South Africa’s political and economic leadership in early 2009 about the stimulus that could be provided by the country’s... →
Search on for 5 000 MW of electricity relief by 2016
By: Terence Creamer 11th June 2010 Detailed work is currently under way to determine the "state of readiness" of a range of near-term electricity demand-reduction opportunities, as... →
Top trading powers should seek to share burden of inevitable economic rebalancing
By: Bloomberg 4th June 2010 China is under growing pressure from Asia, Europe and the US to revalue its currency. Until recently, it even looked like we were about to embark... →
Climate change poses worrying threat to SA's mineral and energy complex
By: Terence Creamer 28th May 2010 A new study, which was released just days before South Africa's 'Green Economy Summit', which took place in Johannesburg last week, does a good job... →
Jobs to be prioritised whether or not they are green
By: Terence Creamer 21st May 2010 There were some congruencies, but also some obvious tensions in attempting to transition South Africa to a “low-carbon, high-growth” path, the... →
Roadshows to be real test of Kusile’s partnering potential
By: Terence Creamer 14th May 2010 There is much market scepticism about whether there is any appetite among private investors for a minority stake in the R142-billion Kusile power... →
