Latest Episodes
July 01, 2021
Prof Nicola Viegi on evaluating the near future of monetary policy in SA: Sailing into the Wind
Only three times in the last century has monetary policy been re-evaluated and tested to its limits. This global pandemic has forced many central...
00:29:38
May 21, 2021
Timothy Köhler on SA’s labour market: is a national lockdown as severe as we think?
It is just over a year since South Africa had to succumb to what was considered one of the most draconian national lockdowns, and...
00:37:30
May 07, 2021
Dr Rossouw van Jaarsveld on developing a forex network model: how to highlight risk transmission channels in a timely manner
Have you ever wondered how sensitive the South African Rand is to shocks in other currencies? Instead of debating the relative volatility of the...
00:13:32
April 30, 2021
Isaah Mhlanga on permanent spending habits: what to listen for while politicians campaign
It is not often that a country has an opportunity to allocate windfall government funds. Between the external pressure to stabilize our debt burden...
00:24:11
March 19, 2021
Dr Daan Steenkamp on forecasting GDP: why trucks matter in SA
In our second podcast with Dr Daan Steenkamp, a lead economist at the South African Reserve Bank, we delve further into how nowcasting works...
00:12:56
March 05, 2021
Isaah Mhlanga on SA’s Budget Speech: adopting a business-friendly approach
After the challenges raised by Covid-19 and the increasing risks concerning South Africa’s fiscal sustainability, there were three objectives that the Finance Minister’s Budget...
00:24:27