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Tracking the trends 2024, Navigating global challenges and opportunities in mining and metals
9th February 2024 As we enter 2024, the mining and metals industry finds itself at the center of a complex matrix of challenges and opportunities, expectations, and... →
A five year review: Presidency achievements
6th February 2024 From the outset, this administration has worked to address the immediate challenges facing South Africans and put in place the foundations for... →
Falling Long-Term Growth Prospects: Trends, Expectations, and Policies
6th February 2024 A structural growth slowdown is underway across the world: at current trends, the global potential growth rate is expected to fall to a... →
Renewables readiness assessment: Solomon Islands
6th February 2024 This renewables readiness assessment (RRA) for the Solomon Islands has been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural... →
Green hydrogen for sustainable industrial development: A policy toolkit for developing countries
6th February 2024 Green hydrogen production can create domestic value and jobs, and enhance international competitiveness through local manufacturing of related... →
Baker McKenzie launches Lithium FIRE report outlining global foreign investment framework for key lithium jurisdictions
5th February 2024 Global law firm Baker McKenzie has launched its Lithium FIRE Report, outlining the global foreign investment framework in key lithium jurisdictions... →
Stimulus effects of a large public employment programme
5th February 2024 We characterize the spending and factor income effects of a large public employment programme in South Africa. We match anonymized participant IDs... →
Business organisations call on Ramaphosa to test NHI Bill’s constitutionality
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 5th February 2024 Business organisations Business Unity South Africa (Busa) and Business for South Africa (B4SA) have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to act in... →
Impact of the Russia–Ukraine war on Africa: policy implications for navigating shocks and building resilience
1st February 2024 The global impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has been felt across Africa through disruptions in commodity trade as well as financial and... →
Going Beyond the Infrastructure Funding Gap - A South African Perspective
1st February 2024 Closing South Africa’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) gap will require significant infrastructure and related spending, informed by the right... →