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Policy Briefs
The Policy Brief initiative is aimed at creating a wider audience for the research of the Department of Economics. The policy briefs are intended to be a jargon-free summary of a selection of research studies that are policy-relevant or closely linked to public debates. As a rule, the research would be recent work that is not yet published in a journal or a book.
If you are interested in receiving notifications of the release of a new policy brief, please send an email with your name and affiliation to Carina Smit (carina@sun.ac.za).
For any other queries regarding a specific policy brief, please contact Ronelle Burger (rburger@sun.ac.za) or the authors of the research.
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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