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    South Africa's current account deficit: are proposed cures worse than the disease?

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2008
    Each time the domestic trade balance shows a deficit, the policy discussion becomes very emotional. Normally discussions are driven by a strong mercantilist bias: trade surpluses are seen as a benefit to the country and they are claimed to be caused by own competitiveness.
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    The economic engagement footprint of rising powers in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of trade, foreign direct investment and aid flows

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    Rising powers such as Brazil, China, India, South Africa, the Gulf states or Turkey have entered the development arena through their expanding relationships with low-income countries (LICs) . A widespread perception is that these countries are establishing new forms of engagement, mainly under a South–South cooperation framework.
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    What next for the BRICS Bank?

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    A new development bank to be created by the ‘Rising Powers’ of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) is intended to promote greater cooperation between developing countries, and address what is seen by many as a history of misguidance and underinvestment by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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    Unravelling the impact of the global financial crisis on the South African labour market

    International Labour Organization, 2010
    South Africa, Africa’s largest economy, fell into recession half way through 2008, with job losses numbering almost 900,000. Real GDP growth in the third quarter of 2009 suggested that the South African economy was exiting recession. But the South African labour market is unlikely to improve rapidly because of the typical lag between economic and employment recovery.
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    South Africa’s way ahead: shall we samba?

    Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa, 2010
    This publication examines the trading implications of extending the current preferential trading agreement (PTA) between the Southern African Custom Union (SACU) and MERCOSUR to a full free trade agreement (FTA).
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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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    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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    Down the plughole: why bringing water into WTO services negotiations would unleash a development disaster

    ActionAid International, 2005
    Poor countries are under intense pressure in the World Trade Organization's GATS negotiations to open their service markets and "progressively liberalise" key sectors – such as water delivery – to foreign corporations.
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    The GATS, South African local governments and water services

    Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2005
    This briefing paper provides background information on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) agreement.
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    The currency premium and local-currency denominated debt costs in South Africa

    OECD Development Centre, 2004
    This paper aims at identifying the determinants of South African currency premia, which usually form an important element of debt cost in developing countries, in order to assess the scope of South African economic policies for narrowing the spread on local-currency denominated debt.The paper argues that South Africa is one among very few emerging economies able to borrow long-term domestically

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