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Bureau for Economic Research
The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) is a research institute at Stellenbosch University with strong links to the Department of Economics.
Primarily, the BER focuses on the South African macro economy and selected economic sectors. The BER monitors and forecasts economic trends, and identifies and analyses factors, both locally and internationally, that affect South African businesses.
More information is available at http://www.ber.ac.za.
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BER Weekly
26 June 2017Investor sentiment soured last week following a recommendation by the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, that the mandate of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) be amended to exclude the clause "to protect the value of the currency". This saw a sell-off in the rand, which was already under pressure following the announcement of the new Mining Charter...
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BER Weekly
26 June 2017Investor sentiment soured last week following a recommendation by the Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, that the mandate of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) be amended to exclude the clause "to protect the value of the currency". This saw a sell-off in the rand, which was already under pressure following the announcement of the new Mining Charter...
Read the full issue