Rhino killings increase in SA as lockdown restrictions eased
Rhino killings in South Africa rose to 249 in the six months through June from 166 in the same period a year ago, reports Bloomberg.
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Philip Stephens: The Great Unwinding – why the risk business is booming
Global politics are becoming increasingly unstable and unpredictable. With wars, conflicts, recessions and both natural and man-made disasters, it would appear that there is money to be made in both calculating and understanding geopolitical risk.
World Bank cuts China, East Asia growth forecast
The World Bank on Monday trimmed its growth forecasts for developing East Asian economies this year and next, as China’s economic expansion loses momentum and policymakers face tighter global monetary conditions
WEF Competitiveness Report: SA drops to 56, worst spot yet
Geneva, Switzerland, 3 September 2014 – Africa’s economies are enjoying mixed success in their attempts to become more competitive, according to The Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015, launched today. According to the report’s Global Competitiveness Index, only three sub-Saharan countries (Mauritius, 39th; South Africa, 56th; and Rwanda, 62nd) score in the top half of the world’s … Read more