Die ekonomie minuut

By Waldo KrugellBusiness

Die ekonomie minuut episodes

July 04, 2023 Niemand is verbaas nie, beleidsonsekerheid het toegeneem
Die NWU Sakeskool het Vrydag die nuutste beleidsonsekerheids-indekssyfer bekend gemaak en dit staan op die hoogste vlak ooit. Beleidsonsekerheid is wanneer daar onsekerheid is oor regeringsbeleid of die gevolge daarvan. Die voorbeelde is ongelukkig volop – byvoorbeeld, is die Suid-Afrikaanse regering toegewyd tot die oorgang na hernubare energie wat grootliks deur die privaatsektor opgewek word, of sien hulle steeds ŉ groot rol vir Eskom en steenkool in die toekoms? Navorsing wys dat onsekerheid veroorsaak dat investering uitgestel word en dit demp ekonomiese groei.
Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.
Foute en weglatings is my eie.
3 min
July 04, 2023 No surprise, policy uncertainty increased in Q2
The NWU Business School published the latest policy uncertainty index figure on Friday and it stands at the highest level ever. Policy uncertainty is when there is uncertainty about government policy or its consequences. The examples are unfortunately plentiful - for example, is the South African government committed to the transition to renewable energy which is largely generated by the private sector, or do they still see a big role for Eskom and coal in the future? Research shows that uncertainty causes investment to be delayed and this dampens economic growth.
This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.
Errors and omissions are my own.
3 min
July 03, 2023 Gaan ons (kan ons) die dollar vervang?
Die afgelope week was die Brics lande en die dollar, of te wel, alternatiewe tot die dollar in die nuus. Ons het gehoor dat Rusland en Indië hulle skuld aan die Brics bank in hulle eie geldeenhede wil terugbetaal. Indië en China het ook aan die Suid-Afrikaanse regering gevra oor die moontlikheid om betalingsinfrastruktuur aan te pas om handelstransaksies in eie geldeenhede te betaal. Is hierdie die begin van sogenaamde “de-dollarisation”?
Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.
Foute en weglatings is my eie.
3 min
July 03, 2023 Is this de-dollarisation?
In the past week, the Brics countries and the dollar, or rather, alternatives to the dollar, were in the news. We have heard that Russia and India want to repay their debt to the Brics bank in their own currencies. India and China asked the South African government about the possibility of adapting payment infrastructure to pay trade transactions in their own currencies. Is this the beginning of so-called "de-dollarisation"?
This episode is supported by the Bureau for Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.
Errors and omissions are my own.
3 min
June 30, 2023 Verbruikersvertroue val verder
FNB en die Buro vir Ekonomiese ondersoek se verbruikervertroue indeks vir die tweede kwartaal van die jaar is gister bekend gemaak en die syfer is diep in negatiewe terrein.
Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.
Foute en weglatings is my eie.
3 min
June 30, 2023 Consumer confidence falls further
FNB and the Bureau of Economic Research's consumer confidence index for the second quarter of the year was announced yesterday and the figure is deep in negative territory.
This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.
Errors and omissions are my own.
3 min
June 29, 2023 Wie besit die staatskuld (en hoekom ons bekommerd moet wees)
Die Reserwebank het hierdie week nege risiko’s uitgelig wat deur die finansiële sektor in die gesig gestaar word. Een van hulle is sektor se blootstelling aan staatskuld.
Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Predictive Insights en die NWU Sakeskool.
Foute en weglatings is my eie.
3 min
June 29, 2023 Who owns the government debt (and why we should be worried)
This week the Reserve Bank highlighted nine risks faced by the financial sector. One of them is the sector's exposure to government debt.
This episode is supported by Predictive Insights and the NWU Business School.
Errors and omissions are my own.
3 min
June 28, 2023 QES data en die vraagstuk van werkskepping
Statistieke Suid-Afrika het gister indiensname syfers vir die eerste kwartaal bekend gemaak en soos wat mens kan verwag gaan dit nie goed met werkskepping wanneer dit nie goed gaan met die ekonomie nie.
Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Economic Research Southern Africa en die NWU Sakeskool.
Foute en weglatings is my eie.
3 min
June 28, 2023 QES data and the challenge of job creation
Statistics South Africa released employment figures for the first quarter yesterday and as you might expect, job creation does not go well when the economy is doing poorly.
This episode is supported by Economic Research Southern Africa and the NWU Business School.
Errors and omissions are my own.
3 min