Author:Standish, BarryDate:Aug 2002Towards the end of 2000, a study was commissioned into the projected economic impact of the new Cape Town International Convention Centre. The study set out to measure the macroeconomic impact of the Convention Centre as well as identify ...Read morecbna
Author:Conradie, Beatrice; Goldin, Jacqui; Leiman, Anthony; Standish, Barry; Visser, MartineDate:Mar 2001The aim of this working paper is to investigate the optimal regulatory routes from a competition and public interest point of view for the South African water industry. The working paper presents the basic conditions of the water sector by ...Read morecbna
Author:Maravanyika, EdwardDate:1999Zimbabwe officially abandoned financial repression when it introduced financial liberalisation in 1991. Since independence in 1980, the government had used interest rate controls and strict foreign exchange regulations in order to control the ...Read more
Author:Standish, Barry; Bothing, AntonyDate:2004This paper examines the macroeconomic impact of labour based road construction in rural, underdeveloped areas. The macroeconomic effect is measured by the contribution to gross domestic product (GDP), number of indirect jobs created nationally, ...Read more
Author:Musonzo, Charity PriscillaDate:2015Agriculture is the single most important sector in Malawi due to its contribution to the economy ranging from employment creation, contribution to GDP growth to source of foreign exchange earnings. These significant contributions have ...Read more
Author:Lekatsa, TebohoDate:2014Microfinance targets the poor and very poor, both in urban and rural areas. It has become a common method of poverty alleviation in many developing countries. Several microfinance institutions have adopted a social mission to eradicate poverty ...Read more