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NWU School of Business and Governance Economist

09 Mar 2021

GDP: SA must capitalize on economic 'rebound'

By Staff Writer

"The widely-expected official confirmation from StatsSA that the SA economy experienced a -7% GDP growth rate in 2020 aligns with most other recent authoritative assessments of the economic damage the country suffered last year from the drastic pandemic lockdown," says NWU Business School economist Prof Raymond Parsons.
23 Mar 2020

'SA lockdown comes at right time'

By Janice Roberts

‘The announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of a drastic lockdown in SA 21 days to combat Covid-19 for comes at the right time and is based on the successful experience of other countries in this regard." This is according to Professor Raymond Parsons, economist at NWU Business School.
19 Mar 2020

'Today's MPC decision was the right one'

By Janice Roberts

The decision by the MPC today to cut the repo rate by 100 basis points is the right one to help mitigate the risks of Covid-19 to the SA economy.

30 Dec 2019

SA's economic outlook for 2020

By Janice Roberts

NOTE OF COMMENT ON SOUTH AFRICA’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR 2020 BY PROF RAYMOND PARSONS, NWU SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. The combination of economic and political developments over the past twelve months in SA has generated particular interest in the outlook for the economy in 2020. What are some of the relevant factors to be taken into...
17 Oct 2017

Frequent cabinet reshuffles high cost to economy

By Janice Roberts

Whatever the political dynamics behind the decision, from an economic point of view the news of yet another Cabinet reshuffle again emphasizes the extent to which constant changes at the top of government and the public sector contribute to policy uncertainty. This is according to NWU School of Business and Governance Economist, Professor Raymond Parsons.