Fixing South Africa's perilous education system will involve building consensus – a time-consuming process. Reuters/Rogan WardThe budget for 2016 announced by South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has failed to settle the markets or dispel uncertainty about the country’s economic future. Jabulani Sikhakhane, deputy editor of The Conversation Africa, asked Krige … [Read more...] about Too many economic cooks add to South Africa’s policy uncertainty | The Conversation
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Economic forecasting: why it matters and why it’s so often wrong | The Conversation
Citizens take their cue from what Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says about economic outlook REUTERS/Mike HutchingsAnybody who has seen a convertible caught in a rainstorm understands the importance of weather forecasts. And the expectation that the forecast is in fact accurate and reliable. Economies, like weather systems, are complex. But instead of having a foundation … [Read more...] about Economic forecasting: why it matters and why it’s so often wrong | The Conversation
John Block, MEC for Economic Development & Finance, Northern Cape, South Africa
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Euler Hermes Economic Outlook 2015-16: The insolvency U-turn
In 2016, instability in emerging markets is set to end six consecutive years of decline in global insolvencies, according to Euler Hermes, the worldwide leader in trade credit insurance. The Euler Hermes Economic Outlook 2015-16: The insolvency U-turn predicts that worldwide insolvencies will stabilise at 300,000 cases as 2015 marks the end of the post-crisis adjustment trend. … [Read more...] about Euler Hermes Economic Outlook 2015-16: The insolvency U-turn
Why it makes sense to build ecosystem restoration into economic growth plans | The Conversation
A tree house used to observe the Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador which has made a point of developing ecotourism to boost economic growth. Reuters/Gary Granja It’s increasingly clear that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way humans run the world. There are many contradictions experienced daily that prove this: the widening social gaps between rich and poor, the … [Read more...] about Why it makes sense to build ecosystem restoration into economic growth plans | The Conversation
