Documents et rapports

South Africa Economic Update : Learning - Overdue Reforms and Emerging Priorities in Basic Education (anglais)

In tomorrow’s world, the winners will inevitably be those who possess the knowledge to innovate and adapt to increasingly rapid technological advancements. In contrast, those who lack this knowledge will...

Building Back Better from COVID-19 with a Special Focus on Jobs (anglais)

South Africa Economic Update : Enrollments in Tertiary Education Must Rise (anglais)

South Africa's much anticipated economic rebound in 2018 did not occur. While substantial efforts by the authorities to strengthen governance of public resources and stabilize the fiscal situation helped...

South Africa Economic Update : jobs and inequality (anglais)

This report reviews South Africa’s recent economic and social developments. It underlines that South Africa’s current economic rebound may not be sustained if the fundamental factors undermining its growth...

South Africa economic update : innovation for productivity and inclusiveness (anglais)

This 10th South Africa Economic Update offers a review of the country’s recent economic and social developments and outlook in the context of global economic prospects. It focuses on the role of innovation...

South Africa economic update : private investment for jobs (anglais)

The first chapter of the ninth edition of the economic update discusses recent economic development in South Africa. It underlines that economic growth continued to decelerate in 2016, marking the third...

South Africa economic update : promoting faster growth and poverty alleviation through competition (anglais)

Promoting faster growth and poverty alleviation through competition is particularly important for South Africa, which is facing weak economic growth and limited fiscal resources and has to look to avenues...

South Africa economic update : jobs and South Africa’s changing demographics (anglais)

Global growth hit a soft patch at the start of 2015. In the first quarter it slowed to 2.0 percent, quarter on quarter (q/q) annualized, from 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014. The slowdown was...

South Africa economic update : fiscal policy and redistribution in an unequal society (anglais)

The global economic recovery remains uneven, as growth in the United States is gaining momentum but appears to be at risk of stalling in the Euro Area and Japan. U.S. growth is expected to gain pace over...

South Africa economic update : focus on export competitiveness (anglais)

In its National Development Plan 2030 and its New Growth Path (2011), South Africa identifies the export sector as an engine for faster, more inclusive, and job-intensive growth. The National Development...

South Africa economic update : focus on financial inclusion (anglais)

Conditions in global financial markets have eased since mid-2012, reflecting improvements in fiscal sustainability and the establishment of mutual support mechanisms in the European Union (EU), even as...

South Africa economic update : focus on inequality of opportunity (anglais)

Section one provides an economic update and assesses the challenges and near-term prospects facing the South African economy. In particular, it looks at the implications for South Africa of the resurgence...

South Africa economic update : focus on green growth (anglais)

The global financial roller coaster, with the Euro zone as its lead car, has hit economic prospects across the globe. The South African economy, with its close links to the world economy, has suffered...

South Africa economic update : focus on savings, investment and inclusive growth (anglais)

The firming of the economic recovery is putting the policy spotlight back on the longer term challenge of faster, more inclusive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. Modest investment rates despite attractive...