Tag: Industry policy
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South Africa’s BRICS Trade Deficit Widens: Implications for Policy
Overview: A Growing Deficit with BRICS Partners Recent research shows a widening trade deficit between South Africa and its BRICS partners, increasing by approximately $9.6 billion. Authored by leading academic Bhaso Ndze and colleagues, the study highlights a structural shift in South Africa’s trade patterns within the BRICS bloc. The findings come at a time…
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The rising fear that Europe really is doomed
The fear takes hold Across Europe, a growing sense of unease is spreading among policymakers, business leaders, and workers: is the continent’s industrial future at risk? The unease isn’t born of a single crisis but a convergence of forces—rising energy costs, strategic dependence, and a flurry of corporate consolidation—that together threaten to tilt Europe’s balance…