Daan’s Snippets 31st of 2019
Economy
A very interesting development in our economic debate is the apparently growing (if grudging) acceptance of the new economic recovery strategy plan flighted by...
Daan’s Snippets – 30th of 2019
Economy
Zimbabwe: same old; hyperinflation is now such that the price on the shelf may change before you get to the till. I am gobsmacked...
Daan’s Snippets 29th of 2019
Economics
Our PMI is at its lowest in 10 years; the IIF says that our SOE disaster could push our national debt to 95% of...
Daan’s Snippets 28th of 2019
Gentle Reader, what may be taken from a SWMBO accompanied trip to Montenegro is:
Be wary of eating salads in Rome - Q: do they...
Did SA Express finally face financial reality or did government blink?
Did government blink in the face of SAX demands? It had been reported that, finally, there was a voice of reason within government regarding...
Daan’s Snippets 27th of 2019
Economy
The Treasury this week published its economic stimulus plan. I cannot speak for the efficacy of the plan but, like I suspect most South...
Daan’s Snippets – 26th of 2019
Economy
Listening to the Prez on the issue of compulsory pension investments in SOEs: his lack of denial would indicate that this proposal is certainly...
Daan’s Snippets – 25th of 2019
Economy
South Africans are awash in grim economic news led by a faltering GDP, burgeoning population growth and political incompetency. Some notes on green shoots...
Daan’s Snippets – 24th of 2019
EconomyEngineeringnews ran an article by Bloomberg, reporting that foreigners are ditching SA bonds and stocks at the fastest pace on record (i.e. since 1998)...
Daan’s Snippets – 23rd of 2019
Economics
The governor of our Reserve Bank expects an economic growth of below 0.8% this year. On the matter of economic growth, the IMF predicts...
Daan’s Snippets 22nd of 2019
Economy
This week past newspapers reported that Egypt had floated its currency and accepted the pain that went with that. The result was that Egypt’s...
Daans Snippets – 21st of 2019
Economy
Moody’s reports that South Africa has the highest private sector debt to GDP ratio in sub Saharan Africa at 148%. The next highest is...
