Mamello Nchake

Senior Lecturer
 
Title: Dr
Email: [protected email address]
Phone: +27 (0)21 808 2225
Office: CGW Schumann 616
 
Research interests:
International trade and economic development (regional integration and firm dynamics; trade and gender; digital technology and trade; agriculture and gender; regional value chains and industrial development).
 
Courses lectured:
International Trade 771/871; Microeconomics 771

BER Weekly

6 Jun 2025 SA GDP barely expands in Q1, while BCI and PMI suggest that Q2 remained weak
It was a busy week for local data releases, much of which painted a bleak picture of SA’s economy. Not only was first-quarter GDP growth dismal, but 2024 growth was also revised lower to just 0.5%. , The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) showed sentiment remained shaky in the second quarter...

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