Tag Archives: Economic challenges

Consumer spending and its implications for economic growth in South Africa(DM)

Higher levels of consumer spending are critical for economic growth as spending stimulates demand for goods and services, leading to increased production. Higher production levels boost business development and investment and create job opportunities. South Africa’s economy experienced low growth over the past decade. One of the leading causes of low levels of economic growth […]
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Beyond growth: Towards economic approach (OECD)

The OECD has just published: Beyond Growth – Towards a New Economic Approach. We are facing a series of converging planetary emergencies linked to the environment, the economy, and our social and political systems, but we will not meet these challenges using the tools of the last century. We need to rethink the role of the […]
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