Search

Reset

Searching with a thematic focus on Rising powers in international development, Finance policy in South Africa

Showing 81-90 of 108 results

Pages

  • Document

    Values versus interests in the G-20’s global economic governance effort: a South African perspective

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    As the world moves towards a multipolar power structure, so global economic governance becomes more challenging. One central issue is the need for major powers to find a basis on which to collaborate. For this reason, there is a rising interest in the potential of values to guide global norms in general and economic negotiations in particular.
  • Document

    The economic gateway to Africa? geography, strategy and South Africa's regional economic relations

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    A closer look at economic interaction in sub-Saharan Africa confirms that South Africa interlinks many of its neighbouring countries globally. This paper argues that South Africa's role as an economic gateway primarily depends upon geography, i.e. upon naturally given and man-made structures in geographical space.
  • Document

    Working for development in Southern Africa: bridging the gap between government and business

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Since 1994 Southern Africa in particular has witnessed an expansion of South African corporate activity.
  • Document

    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.
  • Document

    The G-20 and financial regulation in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    The Group of Twenty (G-20) is a forum for coordinating international activities in setting new standards and rules for the global financial sector to promote global financial stability, yet a major issue in this regard is the question of how non-members of the G-20 are engaged in the G-20 processes.
  • Document

    The BRICS Summit 2013: key asks and priorities

    Oxfam India, 2013
    During the last decade, with the rise of emerging economies and their growing interest in Africa, the role of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries has been widely debated and scrutinised. It is against this backdrop that there has been a real need for the BRICS countries to demonstrate a difference in its approach from the West.
  • Document

    PERISA case study 2 infrastructure: financing of infrastructure

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Financing is a core requirement in the infrastructure development. However, local and regional financial capital markets in Southern Africa remain underdeveloped; and with the exception of South Africa, institutional and regulatory frameworks are weak, and institutional investors are largely absent.
  • Document

    SADC payment integration system

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    In 2013 the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Integrated Regional Electronic Settlement System (SIRESS) became operational in the four countries of the Common Monetary Area (CMA): South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho and Swaziland.
  • Document

    The dynamic south, economic development and inclusive growth: the challenges ahead

    The Brazilian Center for Analysis and Planning, 2013
    High wage inequality is a major policy concern in Brazil, India, China and South Africa. Recent literature points to the need to examine the role of minimum wages or unionisation and their links to inequality within labour markets and the role of social protection.
  • Document

    The dark side of foreign direct investment: a South African perspective

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    Often companies will seek to attract foreign investment as their capital requirements for investments cannot be served by the domestic markets. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely acknowledged as beneficial to developing countries’ economic growth.

Pages