Budget Speech Competition 2018
Do you want your voice to be heard? Of course! You now have the opportunity to express your views on contemporary issues related to South African economic policy. Register here for this year's Old Mutual and Nedbank Budget Speech Competition. The top 10 finalists for each of the undergraduate and postgraduate categories from South African universities will attend the Budget Speech in 2019. And not only will you have the opportunity to network with business and political leaders, you will stand a chance to take home up to either R 150 000 (postgraduates) or R 60 000 (undergraduates). Submission date of essays: 31 May 2018.
Postgraduate Question
It is 2018 and a new ANC government is in place, what would you as the new finance minister do to restore fiscal credibility? What would the impact of this be on monetary policy and the economy?
Undergraduate Question
What are the systemic risks of bitcoin/crypto currencies if any and have regulators been sufficiently aware of any risks?
SU convenor: Hylton Hollander (hylton@sun.ac.za)
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Monday 26 May 202512:00-13:00
Prof Simon Franklin: Queen Mary University In London
Topic: "No Place Like Home? The Causal Effect of Housing Clearances in Central Addis Ababa"
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