This paper examines the impact of both bank- and market-based financial development on economic growth in South Africa … positive relationship between bank-based financial development and economic growth in South Africa. The results, however, fail … to find any relationship between market-based financial development and economic growth in South Africa. The results …

The purpose of this paper is to examine factors that have constrained South Africa's growth since the end of apartheid … by comparing its GDP components and its saving and investment performance with those of 10 faster-growing countries. The … study finds that sluggish investment has undermined growth since 1996 and that the underinvestment is in part explained by …

Africa) is a priority to promote investment and economic growth. . Local-currency interest rates in these countries are …

inclusive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Modest investment rates despite attractive returns and low savings rates despite …-developed economies and more effective integration with the global economy, using factory Southern Africa as a platform, hold considerable … potential. South Africa's medium-term growth prospects point to a strengthening recovery. GDP growth is projected to be 3 …

importing country, South Africa. Monthly data covering the period 1990:01 to 2015:12 is used. The Structural Vector … contributes substantially to variations in real output, inflation and various macroeconomic variables of South Africa. Therefore …, SVAR analysis reveals the significant role of exogenous oil prices on the economy of South Africa when price uncertainty …

This paper explores whether any investment products or strategies in South Africa take environmental sustainability … into account. By looking at how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are used in investment decision making …, we found that most socially responsible investment products and responsible investment strategies largely focus on …