Die ekonomie minuut

Marmite is skaars en Musica is toe, maar wat gaan met die flieks gebeur? Planet Money het onlangs ʼn interessante potgooi gehad wat die uitdagings verduidelik en so bietjie hoop gee vir die toekoms.

It has been more than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world and there is now enough data to do interesting research. One such piece of research is on the impact the pandemic has had on world trade. The Vox / CEPR blog has a recent article that explains through which channels the impact worked.

Dit is al meer as ʼn jaar sedert die Covid-19 pandemie die wêreld getref het en daar is nou genoeg data om interessante navorsing te doen. Een so stuk navorsing is oor die impak wat die pandemie op wêreldhandel gehad het. Die Vox/CEPR blog verduidelik deur watter kanale die impak gewerk het.

Every now and then I mention the reforms that are now needed for growth, but let’s face it, that is a broad statement to make. Last week, a European Union capacity-building program held a #500DaysforGrowth Colloquium on some of the reform challenges. The Financial Mail provided an excellent overview.

Ek praat so af en toe van die hervormings wat nou nodig is vir groei, maar dit is redelik wyd. Verlede week het ʼn Europese Unie kapasiteitsbouprogram ʼn #500daevirgroei colloquium gehou oor sommige van die hervormingsuitdagings. Die Financial Mail het ʼn oorsig gegee.

Last week's GDP growth figures, the increase in business confidence and the current account surplus are all good reasons to be optimistic about the economic outlook. But if you now want to stay up at night worrying about the economy, what are the things you should be concerned about? Hillary Joffe made a few suggestions in the Business Times of the Sunday Times.

Verlede week se BBP groei syfers, toename in sakevertroue en die lopende rekeningsurplus is alles goeie redes om optimisties te wees oor ons ekonomiese vooruitsigte. Maar as jy nou wil wakker lê oor die ekonomie, waaroor kan jy jou bekommer? Hillary Joffe het ʼn paar voorstelle in die Sunday Times se Business Times gemaak.

I am very happy to conclude the week with good news. Yesterday President Ramaphosa announced that companies will be allowed generate their own electricity up to 100 megawatts without the need for a NERSA license.

Die goeie nuus waarmee ek die week afsluit is dat President Ramaphosa gister aangekondig het dat maatskappye hulle eie elektrisiteit tot 100 megawat kan opwek, sonder dat hulle ʼn lisensie nodig het.

This week's economic growth data presented good news about the economy and the South African Chamber of Commerce's business confidence index is at its highest level in three years.