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BRICS Insights 6: BRICS in their regions: exploring the roles of regional finance
Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015The diversity of sources of international development finance has increased dramatically in recent years. The large emerging powers of BRICS are central contributors to this phenomenon. While they have provided international finance for decades, the quantity and ambition of this finance have seen real advances since 2000. Yet little is known about the details of this lending.DocumentBRICS Insights 3: The rise of development finance institutions South Africa, BRICS and regional strategy
Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015In contrast to the normative edge to South Africa’s foreign policy under former president Nelson Mandela and the focus on Africanism under former president Thabo Mbeki, foreign policy has taken a hard-edged posture under President Jacob Zuma’s administration.DocumentBRICS Insights 2: New South–South co-operation and the BRICS New Development Bank
Global Economic Governance Africa, 2015The establishment of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) marks a milestone in BRICS co-operation and is a symbolic achievement in the reform of global financial governance. It will help to promote the financing of infrastructure among developing countries, improve global governance and propel the revival of the global economy.DocumentIncreased Chinese engagement in South Africa’s economy – strategies, opportunities and future implications
Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, 2015China and South Africa’s relationship has deepened in recent years. Extensive political structures, such as South Africa’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreement with China, provide opportunities for bettering local development.DocumentRising powers in international development: the state of the debate in South Africa
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014South Africa occupies an interesting position in the international development debate.DocumentDevelopment Banks from the BRICS
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2015The BRIC acronym was created at the beginning of the 2000s to represent a group of four fast-growing economies –Brazil, Russia, India and China – and was changed to BRICS in December 2010 with the inclusion of South Africa.DocumentSouth Africa, Africa, and international investment agreements: policy brief
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014Foreign direct investment is important for economic development, helping host countries to generate inflows of capital and finance; technological innovation; managerial best practices; and access to global market.DocumentSouth Africa, Africa, and the BRICS: progress, problems, and prospects: policy brief
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014The Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR), Cape Town, South Africa, hosted a two-day policy advisory group seminar in Tshwane (Pretoria), South Africa, 2014.DocumentSouth Africa and the BRICS: progress, problems, and prospects
Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town (UCT), 2014The BRICS countries played a pivotal role in enabling other developing and emerging economies to weather the impact of the global financial crisis of 2008–2009. Participation in the BRICS grouping offers an opportunity for South Africa to deepen and broaden its bilateral engagement with Brazil, Russia, India, and China.DocumentAnchoring growth and employment: the interaction between manufacturing and services in South Africa
Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2014Manufacturing has been identified as a key marker for growth and employment driver in South Africa. Yet the sector itself is no longer a major source of employment creation internationally. Using cointegration, this paper assesses the relative importance of manufacturing and service sectors in achieving long term growth and employment objectives in South Africa.Pages