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    TNC FDI firms and domestic SME linkages: reflecting on three SADC case studies

    School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2009
    The research process underpinning this article was focused on casting some light on factors influencing the way in which developing countries can enhance linkages between Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) firms and domestic Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
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    Responding to new pressures: Ithala Limited's changing role in serving the 'unbanked' and the poor in KwaZulu-Natal

    School of Development Studies, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2009
    Since the apartheid-era, South Africa has operated government-supported development finance institutions (DFIs) that aim specifically to meet the financing needs of poor individuals and communities that are traditionally considered to be uncreditworthy.
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    Pension reform and old age grants in South Africa

    University of Pretoria, 2007
    The absence of a mandatory tier of the South African contributory system makes it unique from an international perspective. Furthermore, the absence of any form of state provision (or delivery) of an earnings-related retirement system is unusual.
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    The private affairs of public pensions in South Africa: debt, development and corporatization

    United Nations [UN] Research Institute for Social Development, 2009
    Toward the end of its rule, the apartheid government in South Africa converted its contributory pension system for employees in the public sector from one that effectively functioned as a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) scheme to a fully funded scheme.
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    Banking on Africa: Chinese financial institutions and Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    The Chinese drive into the resource sector in Africa has already received much attention in the media and academic literature. What has not been well understood is the role of Chinese financial institutions in support of the country’s resource strategy and its entry into the previously unknown African market.
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    Pensions in Africa

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
    In sub-Saharan Africa less than 10% of the older population has a contributory pension. This paper discusses why the development of pension systems is important for the African region. It also looks at the current pension arrangements in selected African countries: Botswana, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia
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    Pension coverage and informal sector workers: international experiences

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
    Pension reform around the world in recent decades has focused mainly on the formal sector. Consequently, many of those working in the informal sector have been left out of structured pension arrangements, particularly in developing countries.
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    Balance of payments dynamics, institutions and economic performance in South Africa: a policy-oriented study

    Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2008
    Recent macroeconomic developments in South Africa have been judged positively, but skepticism is on the rise. Some observers are skeptical about the sustainability of the current account deficit. This study explains the development in South Africa’s current account, with a special emphasis upon the dynamics of the balance of payments (BoP) developments.
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    Addressing unemployment and poverty through public works programmes in South Africa

    Academic Journals, 2008
    In an effort to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the government of South Africa is implementing a number of programmes that address the country’s high rates of unemployment and poverty. One key initiative has been the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), launched in May 2004 for a period of five years.
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    Voices from the South. The impact of the global financial crisis on developing countries

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
    The global financial crisis is already beginning to have an impact on the ‘real economy’ in poorer countries around the world. However, the debate in the west about the impact of the crisis has largely ignored its impact on the developing world, and the voices of people from these countries are rarely heard.

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