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Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Transnet denies claim that no CSR locomotives made in South Africa
Engineering News - 21 June by Terence Creamer.
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TIPS In the News
Monday, 03 July 2017
Transnet appoints Werksmans to probe locomotive corruption claims
Engineering News - 3 July by Terence Creamer.
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TIPS In the News
Sunday, 24 September 2017
State scrambles for mining rents at expense of growth
Business Day - 29 August 2017 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Sunday, 24 September 2017
Addiction to hot money retards growth, fuels inequality
Business Day - 12 September 2017 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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Letter in Business Day - 3 August 2017: Solution to rural woes Hot money not to blame
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TIPS In the News
Sunday, 24 September 2017
Estimating publicly-mobilised private finance for climate action: A South African case study
This study estimates and analyses publicly-mobilised private finance for climate action in South Africa, between 2010 and 2015. The mobilisation effect of public climate finance on private finance is first estimated through an analysis and attribution of project-level co-finance data. A pilot-methodology (the investor perspective) then expands the analysis to also incorporate the…
- Year 2017
- Organisation OECD Environment Working Papers, No. 125
- Author(s) Lauren McNicoll, Raphaël Jachnik (OECD), Gaylor Montmasson-Clair and Shakespear Mudombi, Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS)
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External Publications
Sunday, 24 September 2017
The Real Economy Bulletin Special Edition- The State of Small Business in South Africa 2017
This edition of The Real Economy Bulletin reviews the state of small business in South Africa and its evolution over the past decade. It also looks at proposals around the definition of small business and regulatory obstacles and burdens arising from national legislation. To download a copy go The state of small business in South Africa.
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Announcements
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
The retail sector: an opportunity for industrialisation?
AGENDA Chairperson: Nitin Gunga (the dti) 9:00 - 9:15 Opening and Welcome: Eustace Mashimbye (CEO: Proudly South African) 9:15 - 11:30 Presentation and discussion of research findings Retail and manufacturing: Andrew Mukandila (the dti) Supplier development in the retail sector: Dave Kaplan (UCT and TIPS Research Associate) Tea break Adverse…
- Date Tuesday, 24 October 2017
- Venue TIPS Boardroom, 234 Lange St, Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria
- For enquiries or to register please contact daphney@tips.org.za
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Development Dialogue Seminars
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Development Dialogue Colloquium: The retail sector: an opportunity for industrialisation?
This TIPS Development Dialogue Colloquium was held in Pretoria on 24 October 2017. For more information and copies of the presentations go to Development Dialogue.
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Announcements
Sunday, 01 October 2017
Slow-growing small businesses need a shot in the arm
Business Day - 26 September 2017 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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Letter in Business Day - 4 October 2017: Help start-up investors
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TIPS In the News
Tuesday, 24 October 2017
Transformation at top will not result in equitable society
Business Day - 10 October 2017 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Tuesday, 31 October 2017
Why Eskom-run nuclear power will ruin the country
Business Day - 17 October 2017 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Thursday, 02 November 2017
TIPS Forum 2018: Finance and Industrial Development - Call for papers deadline extended to 31 January
TIPS Annual Forum 2018 will be held on June 6-7 in Johannesburg. The theme is Finance and Industrial Development. People wishing to contribute papers are invited to submit their title and abstracts of up to 500 words. The closing date for submissions is 31 January 2018. For details on how to make a submission and the focus of the topics see Tips Forum 2018.
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Announcements
Saturday, 11 November 2017
Annual Forum 2018 - Finance and industrial development
Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) in partnership the South African Research Chair in Industrial Development based at the University of Johannesburg and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), and in association with the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), will be hosting its 2018 Annual Forum on 6-7 June…
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Annual Forum
Saturday, 11 November 2017
Poor land governance ‘stifles rural growth’
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TIPS In the News
Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Using the green economy and youth inclusion for sustainable development in South Africa
South Africa’s economic growth relies strongly on resource and energy-intensive sectors, which worsens the pressure on the environment and exacerbates the threat of climate change (Montmasson-Clair, 2012). The country is also grappling with high income inequality, unemployment and poverty levels. Economic growth has not been inclusive (Mayer et al, 2011).…
- Year 2017
- Author(s) Shakespear Mudombi, TIPS Economist: Sustainable Growth
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Policy Briefs
Monday, 20 November 2017
Working paper: The crisis at Eskom and industrialisation
The current electricity model incorporates a paradox in which continual increases in price contribute to falling demand, which in turn leads to higher unit costs and prices. In this context, high levels of capital expenditure by Eskom have become a critical cost driver. The contradictory response of raising prices in…
- Year 2017
- Organisation TIPS
- Author(s) Neva Makgetla
- Countries and Regions South Africa
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Trade and Industry
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Revisions to South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product
Even though data revisions are a normal feature of any statistical compilation process, such revisions are seldom taken into account or understood by users of statistics. This results in an over reliance on initially published preliminary estimates that are subject to change. Gross domestic product (GDP) estimates, for instance, are…
- Year 2017
- Author(s) Asanda Fotoyi, TIPS Economist
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Policy Briefs
Thursday, 30 November 2017
Narrow business perceptions open door to backlash
Business Day - 21 November 2017 by Neva Makgetla (TIPS Senior Economist)
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TIPS In the News
Thursday, 30 November 2017
Mapping out how manufacturing can mend SA’s economy
Business Day - 24 November 2017 by André de Ruyter, chairman of the Manufacturing Circle.
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TIPS In the News