Events
- Date Friday, 15 May 2009
Nicola Viegi (UCT) Ben Smit (BER & Stellenbosch) & Christopher Loewald (National Treasury) South Africa and the Credit Crunch. About the panel members: Dr Christopher Loewald was appointed Deputy Director-General of the new Economic Policy Division of the National Treasury in March 2006. He ran the 2006 Budget as Acting…
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- South_Africa_and_the_Credit_Crunch_3.ppt (1040 Downloads)
- Date Friday, 27 March 2009
Dr. Neva Makgetla Moving Away from Resource Dependence. About Dr. Neva Makgetla: Dr Neva Makgetla is lead economist for research and information at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA), which she joined in October 2008. She is seconded part-time as Sector Strategies Co-ordinator for the Presidency. From 2006 to…
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- Moving_from_resource_dependence_for_TIPS_march_2009.pdf (1066 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 09 February 2009
- Venue Balalaika Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Main Speakers Mmatlou Kalaba
- Organisation Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub
The Regional Forum on Enhancing Competitiveness in Southern Africa: Roadmap to Success was organised by Southern Africa Global Competitiveness Hub from 9th to 10th of February 2009 in Johannesburg South Africa. It was attended by government officials and members of the business community in the region. There were guests from…
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- Regional_Forum-_Participants_List.pdf (6612 Downloads)
- Date Tuesday, 03 March 2009
- Venue Hilton Hotel, Rivonia, Sandton
- For enquiries or to register please contact jabu.mabaso@fabcos.co.za or marius.louw@fabcos.co.za
- Organisation FABCOS
INVITATION TO A PUBLIC DISCUSSION FORUM: THE IMPACT OF RISING FOOD AND FUEL PRICES ON SMALL BUSINESS Tuesday 3 March 2009, 09:45 to 13:10 The President of the Foundation for African Business and Consumer Services (FABCOS) , Mr Mxolisi Zwane, invites you and representatives of your company/institution to a public…
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- Forum_RSVP_Form.doc (2241 Downloads)
- Date Tuesday, 03 March 2009
- Main Speakers Prof. Robert Z. Lawrence
Prof. Robert Z. Lawrence Recent Trends in International Trade and the Impact of the Financial Crisis on International Trade and the Southern Africa Region. Chair: Alan Hirsch About Prof. Robert Z. Lawrence Professor Robert Lawrence is Professor of International Trade and Investment at John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.…
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- Trends_in_Global_Trade.pdf (1155 Downloads)
- Date Thursday, 03 September 2009
- Venue Durban, South Africa
We are pleased to announce that the 2009 African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE) will be held in Durban (South Africa) from the 3rd to the 17th of September. Building on the success of the first two editions of APORDE, in 2007 and 2008, we are seeking applications from…
- Date Monday, 23 February 2009
- Venue Pretoria
Most economics curricula deal with macroeconomic tools for studying the economy as a whole and microeconomic tools for studying the behaviour of individual agents or markets. However, practical public and private sector economic analysts often need to focus on the industry/sector or meso level of economic activity. Key sector analysis,…
- Date Monday, 08 December 2008
- Venue TIPs/ Commark Offices - 826 Government Avenue, Arcadia
You are kindly invited to the following Development Dialogue Seminar: Prof. Carlo Pietrobelli The Logic & the Method of Industrial Policy: Concepts & Practices. Note that a light lunch will be provided afterwards. About Prof. Carlo Pietrobelli : Carlo Pietrobelli is Professor of International Economics at the University of Rome…
- Date Tuesday, 04 March 2008
- Venue TIPS, 828 Government Avenue, Pretoria, South Africa
TIPS, in collaboration with the Overseas Development Institute and as part of its AusAID-funded Southern African Trade Development Programme, in March 2008 held an EPA workshop at its office in Pretoria. The objectives of the workshop were to present the content of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), East African…
- Date Wednesday, 16 July 2008
- Date Thursday, 22 May 2008
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- 2nd_Economy_15Year_Review_Presidency_April08.pdf (3473 Downloads)
- Date Thursday, 04 September 2008
The Community Work Programme means we cannot put a board on the gate that says: 'No Job.' Instead we need a board that says: Jobs are Here! We Need People!' King George Mohlala CWP Project Manager, Bokfontein. Contents 1. Attendance 2. Purpose 3. Key Themes from Site Reports 4. Monitoring…
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- Review_of_CWP_-_Workshop_Report_4-5_0808.pdf (4101 Downloads)
- Date Monday, 29 September 2008
Monday 29 September 2008 09:00 Opening Chair Josephilda Nhlapo, Presidency Context and Introduction Alan Hirsch, Presidency A Framework for Second Economy Strategy: Addressing Inequality and Economic Marginalisation Kate Philip, Second Economy Strategy Project 11:00 Inequality Trends and Policy Options Neva Makgetla Asset and…
- Date Friday, 26 September 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
Presenter: John Ledger completed a B.Sc. Honours degree in Zoology at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1965 and thereafter worked at the South African Institute for Medical Research as a research scientist in the Department of Medical Entomology. He spent 18 years at the SAIMR, completing his Doctorate at…
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- DEVELOPMENT_DIALOGUE_SEMINAR_EnergyAlert_John_Ledger.pdf (1464 Downloads)
- Date Friday, 29 August 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
Presenter: Tony Hawkins was founder-director of the Graduate School of Management (GSM) at the University of Zimbabwe and now Professor of Economics at the GSM. He is a consultant for an international bank and writes widely on African economic issues.
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- DDS_Zimbabwe.ppt (1045 Downloads)
- Date Friday, 25 July 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
Presenter: Sandy Lowitt obtained a Baccalaur ©at International in Geneva and went on to complete a Master of Commerce (MCom) degree in economics at the University of the Witwatersrand. She taught Economics at Wits University until 1994 when she joined the Gauteng Department of Finance and Economic Affairs. She still…
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- Table_to_do_list_for_linkage_projects_25_July_2008.doc (942 Downloads)
- Date Wednesday, 23 April 2008
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Venue
Centro internacional de confr????ncia Joaquim Chissano
- Organisation The faculty of law Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM); The Shouthern Africa development community - SADC; The ministry of industry and trade (MIC) Republic of Mozambique
First international conference on regional integration issues and SADC law Premi�Ã��Â�©re conf�Ã��Â�©rence internationale sur les questions de l'int�Ã��Â�©gration r�Ã��Â�©gionale et le droit de la SADC Centro internacional de confr�Ã��Â�©ncia Joaquim Chissano. Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
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- Conference_program_Final_ENGLISH_Ed.doc (2432 Downloads)
The 2008 Forum was held in partnership with the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism and The Competitiveness Institute (TCI). TCI's Conference was entitled: Clusters Meeting the Challenge of Globalisation The full conference programme can be found at: http://www.sbs.co.za/tci2008 Forum Theme: After a number of years of strong economic…
- Date Friday, 27 June 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
- Main Speakers Victor Tokman
Presenter: Victor Tokman is an economic advisor to the President of Chile, based in Santiago. He has a doctorate degree in economics from Oxford University, an MA in Development Studies from the University of Chile and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) degree from the University of Rosario in Argentina. He…
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- Date Friday, 30 May 2008
- Venue TIPS/ The Commark Trust Office, 826 Government Avenue, Pretoria
Reducing Exchange Rate Volatility and Supporting Competitiveness Co-ordinators Prof. Dr. E. Schaling Prof. Dr. E. Schaling studied macroeconomics at the Faculty of Economic and Business Administration at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, currently Europe's number one faculty in terms of research output. After obtaining his doctorate at the same university with…
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