Upcoming Seminars

Monday 28 July 2025
12:00-13:00
Dr Neil Rankin: Ceo Of Predictive Insights & Stellenbosch University
Topic: "TBC"
Monday 04 August 2025
12:00-13:00
Prof Willem Boshoff
Topic: "Two competing approaches in South African competition policy: merger control and anti-cartel enforcement over the past 30 years"
Monday 01 September 2025
12:00-13:00
Prof Derek Yu: University Of The Western Cape
Topic: "Examining the teaching, assessment and research activities of the South African Economics Departments"
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BER Weekly

20 Jun 2025 Israel-Iran war intensifies as Trump still decides if the US should get involved
The Israel-Iran war dominated news headlines this week. As expected, Iran retaliated following last week’s strikes on nuclear facilities by Israel, leading to a full-blown war between the two countries. On the economic front, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and Bank of England (BoE) had interest rate decisions this week, with both banks remaining on hold...

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