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Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt and Joel Mokyr have been honoured for their contributions towards explaining how to achieve sustained economic growth…
Nigeria’s reform gamble: growth finds its feet, but poverty still bites
The West African country’s economy has pulled back from the brink. But those gains haven’t translated into better lives for ordinary Nigerians…
Africa – finally boom adjacent
Improving terms of trade, strengthening currencies and falling inflation are priming the continent for a growth surge…
Can SuperRand hang onto its hero year?
The rand’s gains are largely a story of dollar weakness, but there a few home factors that could see the unruly currency strengthen further…
Mantashe speaks ‘growth’ amid regret at South African mining’s ‘lost generation’
Mining remains central to South Africa’s economy. But while firms globally have been making hay, the country risks losing out due to shoddy policy…
Is Africa about to miss its golden moment?
Despite a gold price that’s north of $4,000, African producers are having a tough time of things. The record price is merely papering over…
Fintech and klaar – an AI-powered unicorn for the JSE?
A company raising primary capital on the JSE is a rare thing – but Optasia reckons the local market is primed for its fintech…
The gold standard returns
A lot of analysts see gold’s spike above $4,000 as FOMO, but the fact that central banks are such strong buyers suggests something else…
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