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The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that have constrained South Africa''s growth since the end of apartheid … study finds that sluggish investment has undermined growth since 1996 and that the underinvestment is in part explained by … growth in South Africa …
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Cross-border capital flows are important for South Africa. They fund the nation's relatively large external financing needs and have important financial stability implications evidenced by the large capital outflows and asset price selloffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper adds to the...
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, and high levels of poverty, unemployment, and inequality. Drawing on the literature, the paper sketches some policy …, language, geographic location, and socio-economic status. Low educational achievement contributes to low productivity growth …
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This paper investigates the key factors that explain the documented decline in the exchange rate pass-through in South Africa over the past two decades, which coincides with the adoption of the inflation-targeting regime. The paper conjectures, in line with the literature, that this outcome is...
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structural stance indicators; (iii) the challenge of reconciling fiscal sustainability and growth; (iv) the need to enhance …
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