Risk Alert | How accurate are Treasury forecasts?
2 November 2020 - In this week’s client Risk Alert, Frans Cronje and Bheki Mahlobo analyse the growth, debt and deficit projections presented by the Finance Minister at last week’s mini-budget. Risk Alert | How accurate are Treasury forecasts?
Risk Alert | Who will win the race in America?
26 October 2020 - In this week’s client Risk Alert, Frans Cronje and Bheki Mahlobo draw on the CRA’s electoral tracker to determine who is most likely to win the US presidential election on 3 November. Risk Alert | Who will win the race in America?
Risk Alert | Quackery in the Union Buildings
19 October 2020 - In this week’s client Risk Alert, Frans Cronje and Bheki Mahlobo highlight how proponents of ‘Modern Monetary Theory’ appear to be influencing the economic policy agenda in the Union Buildings. Risk Alert | Quackery in the Union Buildings
Risk Alert | Real reform or simply good PR?
12 October 2020 - In this week’s client Risk Alert, Frans Cronje and Bheki Mahlobo discuss recent attempts by the ANC government to swing the narrative on corruption and policy reform. Risk Alert | Real reform or simply good PR?
Risk Alert | The risk of unemployment
5 October 2020 - In this week’s client Risk Alert, Frans Cronje and Bheki Mahlobo explore the complicated nature of South Africa’s official unemployment statistics. Risk Alert | The risk of unemployment
Risk Alert | SAA handling indicative of broader policy reform outlook
28 September 2020 - In this week’s client Risk Alert, Frans Cronje and Bheki Mahlobo discuss the government’s retreat from its assurance that it would not provide bailout financing for SAA, suggesting that this is a useful measure of broader prospects for policy reform. Risk Alert | SAA handling indicative of broader policy reform outlook