Category Archives: Minerals
South African Rand Appreciation, Currency War.
The catch phrase in mainstream macroeconomic circles for the past few months has been ‘currency wars’, that is individual countries depreciating their currencies to encourage exports to improve their Current Accounts as well as promote employment and growth. This is … Continue reading
Book Review: The Bottom Billion, Paul Collier
Oxford University economist Paul Collier in 2007 released his highly acclaimed book, ‘The Bottom Billion: Why the poorest countries are failing and what can be done about it.’ Having just finished reading the book, it is indeed a very riveting … Continue reading
Water Scarcity In High Risk African Countries.
In a month where the World Water Week, and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Summit take place, the issue of water will be of crucial importance to African Development in the coming decades. Water is a basic human right, passed … Continue reading
Links for the Weekend 3/9/10.
1. Ethiopian Currency Devaluation (Chris Blattman) and the implications for economic policy. 2. Millennium Development Goals Trailblazers. ( Centre For Global Development) With the MDG Summit a few weeks away, just who has made the most progress towards achieving the targets? 3. … Continue reading
