World Economic Forum on Africa 2015

 

World Economic Forum on Africa 2015

Cape Town, South Africa 03 - 05 June 2015

 Then and Now: Re-imagining Africa’s Future

Under the theme, Then and Now: Re-imagining Africa’s Future, the 25th World Economic Forum on Africa will convene regional and global leaders from business, government and civil society to take stock of progress over the last 25 years, share insights on the present landscape and identify innovative approaches to accelerate inclusive growth while bringing about sustainable development in the future.

 

Milestones: 25 years of the World Economic Forum in Africa

Central bank sees 'high likelihood' of rate hikes in next few meetings.

 Central bank sees 'high likelihood' of rate hikes in next few meetings. 

There's a high likelihood that South Africa's central bank will increase interest rates at its next few meetings, one of its deputy governors said on Tuesday. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) left interest rates unchanged as expected last Thursday but signalled that rising oil prices, above inflation wage settlements and a weaker rand currency could stoke inflation and bring a rate rise in coming months.

read more...http://www.polity.org.za/article/central-bank-sees-high-likelihood-of-rate-hikes-in-next-few-meetings-2015-05-26

SA GDP growth slows to 1.3% in Q1

SA GDP growth slows to 1.3% in Q1

South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth has slowed from 4.1% in the last quarter of 2014 to 1.3% in the first quarter of this year, weighed down by a contracting manufacturing sector, Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) revealed in its quarterly GDP update on Tuesday.

Read more at: http://www.polity.org.za/article/sa-gdp-growth-slows-to-13-in-q1-2015-05-26

Economics Dept research publication April 2015

Water footprint assessment to inform water management and policy making in South Africa  by

Pahlow, M.^a , 

Snowball, J.^b, 

Fraser, G.^b

 

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^a  Twente Water Centre, Water Management Group, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
^b  Department of Economics and Economic History, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

IMF Spring meeting: videos and panel discussions

Below are the short videos and archived panel discussions from the IMF Spring Meeting:

World Economic Outlook: Four Factors Shaping the Global Economy

Global Financial Stability Report: Global Financial Stability Report: Rising and Rotating Risks

         

The 2015 Fiscal Monitor

The Managing Director’s Global Policy Agenda Spring 2015

Interview with International Monetary and Financial Committee Chairman:

Top Goals: Higher Growth, Shared Prosperity

A Call to Strengthen Global Growth: David Lipton Wraps Up the IMF Spring Meetings

Panels/Seminars:

Exiting Fragility, Views from the Ground

1 hour, 28 minutes, also available in:

The Elusive Pursuit of Inflation

1 hour, 26 minutes

The New Normal in Asia: Will Growth Inevitably Slow?

(1 hour, 22 minutes)

The Why, Where, and How of Infrastructure Investment

(1 hour, 21 minutes) Also in:

The New Global Trade Landscape

Financing Development: The Way Forward

(1 hour, 11 minutes) Also in:

Falling Commodity Prices

World Economic Outlook

 Four Factors Shaping the Global Economy

Published on 14 Apr 2015

In the latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF says that although there is stronger growth this year in advanced economies, lower growth in emerging market and developing economies.

Labour Law Amendments: Devastating for business, the workforce and the economy

LabourLaw Amendments: Devastating for business, the workforce and the economy.

The newly amended Labour Relations Act (effective 1 January 2015) will have a devastating impact not only on the national recruitment and staffing industry but also on the economy and the country’s unemployment rate - which the act itself seeks to relieve - if they continue to be interpreted by some stakeholders in a narrow light. Read more..