"Tourism's value extends far beyond hospitality – it’s about rebuilding communities, revitalising local economies, and creating scalable economic opportunities in precisely the regions hardest hit by the transition away from coal," noted Natalia…
“This base represents young people at various stages in their lives. The oldest among them being in the growing stages of their working careers, potentially starting their families, and generally getting more disciplined about their financial…
"Through working together in ways such as sharing data, harmonising laws, and holding those who enable illicit financial flows accountable, we can develop concrete actions that benefit the economy such as plugging the holes through which money…
"We stand at a moment where crisis and opportunity collide. The challenges we face – inequality, unemployment, financial exclusion – are too vast, too interconnected, to solve on our own. But together we are able to rewrite the future," says…
"The ministry is actively developing mobile applications and web-based systems using cutting-edge technologies such as remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), and numerical modeling," says Eng. Walid Hakiki, Head of the Planning…
“We weighed up the policy trade-offs involved, including increases to corporate and personal income taxes. Increasing corporate or personal income tax rates would generate less revenue, while potentially harming investment, job creation and…
“In 2024, the economy grew by only 0.6%. Over the medium term, GDP growth is projected to average 1.8%. To meet our goals of redistribution, redress and structural transformation, the economy needs to grow much faster and in an inclusive manner.…
"This update has added downward pressure to our forecast for 2025 inflation, as high-inflation items such as health insurance have a lower weight and low-inflation items such as communication services have a higher weight," says Koketso Mano,…
"Our collective effort is to support you, heads of state and government, in developing and implementing clear, country-led national energy compacts to deliver on your visions for electricity in your respective countries," says Dr. Akinwumi A.…
"The policy environment in 2025 is expected to remain pro-growth, with further measures such as increasing quotas to address local government debt, easing property restrictions, and mobilising funds for property inventory issues," writes Wenchang…
In their 2025 outlook, Ninety One’s Peter Kent, Co-Head of Emerging Market Fixed Income, and Archie Hart, Co-Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equities, discuss Trump, China, geopolitics, the US dollar, India, and opportunities across the…
"Several factors have caused the global energy landscape to shift dramatically in recent years—with the post-pandemic recovery, geopolitical tensions and climate challenges being among them—and these have made Africa's energy poverty more poignant,"…
"The sentiment in global financial markets has been notably more favourable towards South Africa since the formation of the GNU which has continued to strongly drive economic reforms set in motion by the previous administration. Asset appraisals…
"A significant driver behind this increase is the rise in energy use, driven by factors such as the energy intensive AI industry and heightened demand for heating and cooling to combat extreme temperatures, amongst other factors," says Lullu…
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