Janet Wilhelm
Southern Africa on the short end again
Business Day - 3 May 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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The small and medium enterprise (SME) sector is critical for the South African economy and job creation – but it is highly vulnerable to external shocks. In responding to the COVID-19 crisis there is much to learn from the experience of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC) and the impact that the credit contraction after the GFC had on the South African economy and the SME sector. This policy brief looks at the effect of the GFC, particularly the extent of credit contraction and its impact on small businesses and job creation; and makes some recommendations on how to avoid a repeat of the same the cycle.
Business Day - 19 April 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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WATCH: Supercharging the battery minerals value chain
Business Day TV - 15 April 2021 by Michael Avery
Michael Avery chats to his expert guests about the the growing market for electric vehicles and its sustainability within the SA economy in the future
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South African ferrochrome industry ‘running out of time’ as it fights for survival, sustainability
Business Day - 5 April 2021 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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Fin 24 - 31 March 2021 by Lameez Omarjee
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ESI Africa - 30 March 2021 by Nicolette Pombo-van Zyl
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Fin 24 - 29 March 2021 by Lameez Omarjee
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