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South Africa’s finance minister Tito Mboweni says the IMF loan will limit the country’s economic vulnerabilities which have been exacerbated by COVID-19. Gallo Images/Brenton Geach

The IMF’s $4bn loan for South Africa: the pros, cons and potential pitfalls

The IMF loan does not impose any conditions over and above what is in South African law on how the funds can be used; it only seems to expect the country to implement policies already announced.
Britain’s Energy Performance Certificate - could do better. Grant Wilson/National Grid

Energy efficient homes could help Treasury balance the books

We’ve just been through an unusually mild winter for the UK. Despite the excessive rain and storms, the warmer temperatures meant we’ve needed less energy to heat our homes. This has reduced household…
Debt mantra: Sloganeering around a single economic issue can help win elections. AAP

The trouble with singing the debt song is the tune may change

Election campaigns in Australia often seem to crystallise around the dire performance of a single economic indicator. In the 1996 election, it was the size of Australia’s foreign debt (Peter Costello argued…
Coal mining is crowding out industries that could bring more benefits to more Australians. AAP Image/Dave Hunt

Limiting Australia’s ballooning coal exports is good for the economy

Last week, Greenpeace released a report calling for a halt to Australia’s burgeoning coal exports and pointing to the catastrophic climate impacts they would cause. In response, Mitch Hooke, chief executive…

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