1. Introduction -- Part I: Global real interest rates, economic and trade growth uncertainty shock effects on the South African economy -- 2. Is BRICS GDP growth a source of shocks or an amplifier of global growth responses? What are the policy implications for South Africa? -- 3. Global...

Qualitative studies and media reports suggest that the presence of Chinese oil or mining companies generates resentments among local extractive communities due to low wages, poor working conditions, environmental degradation, the employment of foreign labour, and perceived racial discrimination....

This report analyzes the consequences for the labor force of Western Macedonia’s (Greece) decarbonization as part of Europe’s new Green Deal. Already, the region records the highest unemployment rate of the country (27 percent in 2018). A survey of contractors suggests that about 16,000 jobs...

Das südliche Afrika gilt in Schwarzafrika als die Region mit der größten wirtschaftlichen Leistungsfähigkeit, die Antriebskraft für das restliche sub-saharische Afrika werden könnte. In dieser Region verdient Simbabwe besonders Beachtung: Es machte im vergangenen Jahrzehnt große...