Measuring Fiscal Decentralisation: Concepts and Policies

Lebanon Opportunities

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Three Necessary Measures To EXIT The Financial And Economic Crisis

Aug 20, 2021

Mounir Rached President of the Lebanese Economic Association ∣ Fully free the exchange rate and apply a unified rate on all financial, commodity, and service transactions domestically and on international transactions ∣ Target an immediate fiscal bal

Farmer's Weekly

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Spending That Delivers Tangible Benefits

Oct 19, 2020

Earlier this year, Finance Minister Tito Mboweni announced that from 1 July, a zero-based budgeting (ZBB) approach would be applied to all government departments. If implemented, this would force all government departments to use a method of budgetin

Kiplinger

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ESG Disclosure Standards Go Global With ISSB Launch

Nov 5, 2021

Anyone who has dipped a toe in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing knows that there is an alphabet soup of reporting standards aiming to measure corporate adherence to sustainability. Because government regulators have been reluctan

Farmer's Weekly

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The Often-abused Business Budget

Sep 7, 2020

I never cease to be amazed at how many farmers fail to prepare a detailed annual budget, and if they do, how badly it is done. A well-managed budget is a tool with the power to lift profit and grow the business. No manager worth his or her salt shoul

Sunday Tribune

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‘Talk Shops’ Without Any Developmental Impacts

Apr 14, 2024

At the height of Thatcherism in the late 1980s, the slogan “There is No Alternative” (Tina) was the clarion call by the Global North. In a post-Covid climate crisis era, it seems the song remains the same. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and W

Weekend Argus Saturday

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Why ETF Providers Were Wrong About SARB Circular

Nov 28, 2020

LAST week, the financial media were abuzz about an exchange-control circular from the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) that, among other things, apparently changed the status of locally listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking global indices fro

Lebanon Opportunities

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Viewpoint

May 8, 2019

Minister of Economy and Trade Citizens are anticipating a financial and economic collapse of their country, and see it as only a matter of time before it happens. Some government officials are further fueling such an anxious public economic sentiment

Weekend Argus Saturday

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Run By Numbers Inside The GEPFs Annual Report

May 13, 2023

In October last year, the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, presented the annual report for the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) for the year to March 2022. The GEPF is not only the largest pension fund in Africa but is also housed in a

Independent on Saturday

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Run By Numbers Inside The GEPFs Annual Report

May 13, 2023

In October last year, the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, presented the annual report for the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) for the year to March 2022. The GEPF is not only the largest pension fund in Africa but is also housed in a

Sunday Tribune

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Medium-term Policy Statement Decisive Leadership Key To Fixing Budget Challenges

Nov 5, 2023

The Minister of Finance’s Medium- Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) was delivered during a time of severe fiscal constraint. Despite some negative comments, there are many positive initiatives. They range from short-term strategies to increase tax

Sunday Tribune

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Budget Did Not Fund Ground-breaking Ideas Capable Of Spurring On Economic Growth

Feb 25, 2024

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday presented a R2.37 trillion government Budget against a backdrop of a consistently under-performing economy, characteristic of a country stuck at a low level equilibrium. It is estimated, for instance, t

Saturday Star

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What Financial Experts Had To Say About The Budget

Feb 25, 2023

Budget 2023 is as good as we could have hoped for, given current economic conditions. The National Treasury has lifted the expected government debt trajectory, but, importantly, it continues to map a path to fiscal sustainability and a lower governme

Weekend Argus Saturday

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What Financial Experts Had To Say About The Budget

Feb 25, 2023

Budget 2023 is as good as we could have hoped for, given current economic conditions. The National Treasury has lifted the expected government debt trajectory, but, importantly, it continues to map a path to fiscal sustainability and a lower governme

Pretoria News Weekend

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What Financial Experts Had To Say About The Budget

Feb 25, 2023

Budget 2023 is as good as we could have hoped for, given current economic conditions. The National Treasury has lifted the expected government debt trajectory, but, importantly, it continues to map a path to fiscal sustainability and a lower governme

Independent on Saturday

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What Financial Experts Had To Say About The Budget

Feb 25, 2023

Budget 2023 is as good as we could have hoped for, given current economic conditions. The National Treasury has lifted the expected government debt trajectory, but, importantly, it continues to map a path to fiscal sustainability and a lower governme