The Economy: Adapt or Die III - The Long Term

The first brief in this series considered economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget. The second brief discussed priorities for the following two years. ...

The Economy: Adapt or Die II - The Medium Term

The first brief in this series considered economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget. This brief discusses priorities for the following two years.

The Economy: Adapt or Die I - The Short Term

In this brief Charles Simkins considers the economic priorities leading up to the 2020 Budget.

Recent ANC Comments on Prescribed Assets for Financial Institutions - Brief II of II

This is the second Brief of two that looks prescribed assets, as touted by the ANC. It looks at the potential consequences and finishes with a conclusion. The ...

Recent ANC Comments on Prescribed Assets for Financial Institutions - Brief I of II

This is the first Brief of two, introducing the idea of prescribed assets: why it has been raised within the ANC, the history of prescribed assets in South ...

Monetary Policy

In this brief, Charles Simkins examines the Reserve Bank's approach to monetary policy.

Debt - the millstone around Eskom’s neck

This brief analyses the magnitude of the problem posed by Eskom’s massive debt, coupled with the lack of information on what is being done about it.

Two innovations in the 2019 Budget

We confine our comments on the 2019 Budget to its two major innovations: the approach to state owned enterprises and the early retirement scheme for public ...

Budget Challenges III: Revenue And Expenditure

This is the third of three briefs on the challenges to be faced in the presentation of the 2019 Budget on 20 February. It deals with revenue and expenditure. ...

Budget Challenges II: Public Debt

This is the second of three briefs on the challenges to be faced in the presentation of the 2019 Budget on 20 February. The first brief dealt with the ...