South Africa

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OECD Economic Outlook No. 85 - South Africa

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24-Jun-2009

Summary of developments and projections for South Africa, taken from the latest OECD Economic Outlook.

African Economic Outlook 2009

11-May-2009

The 2009 edition of the African Economic Outlook (AEO) covers 47 African countries, up from 35 last year. The report finds the region gravely affected by the global economic downturn. Following half a decade of above 5 per cent economic growth, the continent can expect only 2.8 per cent in 2009, less than half of the 5.7 per cent expected before the crisis.

The impact of monetary and commodity fundamentals, macro news and central bank communication on the exchange rate: Evidence from South Africa

10-Apr-2009

We find strong nonlinear effects of commodity prices, perceived country and emerging market risk premium and changes in the dollar-euro exchange rate on changes in daily returns of the rand-dollar exchange rate. We also identify a one-sided nonlinear mean reversion to the long-term monetary equilibrium.

OECD Territorial Reviews: Cape Town, South Africa

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02-Mar-2009

OECD Territorial Reviews: Cape Town, South Africa, aims to provide a detailed diagnosis and solutions for improving the competitiveness and governance of the Cape Town metropolitan region.

Steps taken by South Africa to implement and enforce the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

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11-Dec-2007

What past and future steps did/will South Africa take to ratify and implement the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention?

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2008: Profile of South Africa

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27-Oct-2008

This country profile highlights the strengths and challenges for science and technology performance and describes recent policy responses.