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According to the World Bank’s South Africa Economic Update (Edition 13) titled ‘Building Back Better from Covid-19 with a Special Focus on Jobs,’ the pandemic has exposed long-standing structural weaknesses in the South African economy. These have progressively …
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Over a year ago, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari launched an economic plan designed to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Nigeria has recorded 207,618 cases of infection and 2,745 deaths as of October …
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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) officially went into force at the beginning of this year. For the first time, the entire continent came together to formulate an agreement to liberalise trade, help business, and encourage investment. While protectionism …
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Emigrants leaving South Africa are causing Izak Smit of the Professional Provident Society some concern. The reason, according to BusinessTech, is “the loss of these workers will not only impact revenue collection but also job creation, as many of …
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The economic policies that a government chooses to implement have a material, lasting impact on the quality of life of its citizens. Where it is easier to create wealth, start businesses, get a job, and invest over the long-term, there …
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We frequently come across the term “inflation.” In March 2020, we saw governments and central planners around the world shut down the economy in response to the global pandemic. This was subsequently followed by a global recession, with 3 million …
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The announcement of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) was met with great optimism and hope for the continent by Africans and the rest of the world. According to the World Bank figures, AfCFTA will connect over 1.3 …
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According to the report published by the World Bank, which ranks the world’s economies Doing Business (2020) according to the ease of doing business, Cameroon ranked 167th out of 190 economies, a loss of one place compared to 2019. …
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In recent weeks, the South African Post Office (SAPO) has been in the news after it instituted legal proceedings against courier companies like PostNet and the South African Express Parcel Association, trying to bar them from delivering packages that are …
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The Free Market Foundation (FMF) is heartened by recent press reports of the Venezuelan government relaxing its controls over the economy. This comes after the government of Zimbabwe also in recent years signaled its intention to open up for business …
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