Poverty: what low-income countries need is not more economic growth, it’s less shrinking
Dec 01, 2019 03:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
It is widely accepted that countries are poor because their economies dont manage to grow sufficiently. But, perhaps surprisingly, the ability to create growth is not what most poor countries are lacking. In fact, all...
How to judge the success of the BRICS summit? Three questions will do the trick
Jul 09, 2018 14:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The 10th BRICS summit to be hosted by South Africa is going to be closely watched. It comes at a time when extraordinary global political and economic challenges are facing the world. The BRICS bloc is made up of 5 of...
Ramaphosa must fuse fixing broken institutions and economic policy
Feb 20, 2018 07:16 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The state of the nation speech delivered by South Africas new president Cyril Ramaphosa was designed to project an image of hope and change. The new head of state emphasised the fight against corruption, improved...
As corruption scandals spread, Brazil struggles to uphold the rule of law
Sep 11, 2017 13:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
With the current president Michel Temer under suspicion and two former presidents, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Lula) and his successor Dilma Rousseff, now facing fresh corruption charges, Brazils political crisis is...
Central bank case exposes incompetence of South Africa's public protector
Aug 22, 2017 15:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
The South African Reserve Bank has won a critical court battle. The Pretoria High Court has set aside a ruling by the countrys Public Protector that the central banks constitutional mandate should be changed. The...
Death toll mounts in Rio de Janeiro as police lose control of the city -- and of themselves
Jul 18, 2017 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Life
On June 30, a baby was shot in his mothers belly in Rio de Janeiro. After the rifle fire hit 29-year-old Claudinéia in the hip in the Favela do Lixão neighbourhood, her son Arthur was delivered via emergency...
Brazil plunges once more into political crisis, jeopardizing economic recovery
May 27, 2017 04:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Brazils massive corruption scandal which has brought down dozens of politicians and business leaders has ensnared its latest victim: President Michel Temer, who got the job after his predecessor was...
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