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Financial Regulation in South Africa – Brief II of II

This is the second of two briefs looking at South Africa’s financial regulation, specifically the newly formed Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and ...

Financing Government Debt

The Medium Term Budget Policy Statement, tabled in Parliament on 28 October 2020, projects that the government will need to issue above 50% more short-term and ...

Financing The Public Sector Borrowing Requirement Should South Africa Attempt Yield Curve Control?

The public-sector borrowing requirement includes the borrowing needs of government as a whole, and those of state-owned companies, but excludes development ...

Financing water services infrastructure through private sector partnerships

This brief explores the use of public-private partnerships in the water services sector in South Africa and the lessons to be learnt.

Foreign Nationals In Gauteng’s Informal Retail Sector

This brief looks at some important facts behind the informal retail sector, specifically with regards to competition between local and foreign traders, and ...

Foreign Nationals In The Informal Retail Sector

This brief looks at some important facts behind foreign nationals in the informal retail sector, and asks whether government’s current hostile stance on the ...

Free Basic Services At The Municipal Level

On 30 September 2017, South African municipalities were collectively owed R143.6 billion by consumers, according to the latest National Treasury report on ...

This brief reviews the fundamental elements of municipal finances.

Funding Government And State Owned Enterprises I - Introduction

This series of nine briefs explores whether pension and other funds can and should do more in the way of financing state owned enterprises (SOEs) and ...

Funding Government And State Owned Enterprises II - Pension Funds

This series of nine briefs explores whether pension and other funds can and should do more in the way of financing state owned enterprises (SOEs) and ...