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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 23, 2018
South Africa
Ramaphosa Administration Moves to Clean Up SOEs in South Africa
is seeking to get a handle rationalize the financial commitments of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and promising whole-sale personnel changes
December 6, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
S&P Leaves South Africa’s Bond Rating Unchanged
Standard & Poor (S&P), the international credit rating agency, left its assessment of South Africa’s foreign-currency debt unchanged. It remains at the same level as Italy’s and India’s. However, it …
March 29, 2017
Sub-Saharan Africa
Rand Falls as Finance Minister Gordhan is Ordered Home
On March 27, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas were on an investor road show to the United Kingdom and the United States when they were abruptly ordered to ret…
October 12, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
Exit of South Africa’s Finance Minister? Not So Fast
Pravin Gordhan faces charges of fraud and has been summoned to the Pretoria Regional Court on November 2. The charges appear to be spurious. They concern Gordhan’s approval of the early retirement of…
June 24, 2010
International Organizations
The G20’s Twenty Agendas
The G20 meetings in Toronto will be marked by competing agendas on global growth and financial regulations. This Backgrounder looks at the range of policy concerns.