“SA, do your part to avoid further downgrades” – economist: TOUGH TALK: NMMU Business School welcomed economist Dr Iraj Abedian, who addressed local business leaders on the risks and opportunities for Africa in the prevailing global political economy on Wednesday. Photo: Supplied (Port Elizabeth) – With Moody’s expected to follow ratings agencies S&P and Fitch in downgrading South Africa’s credit rating within weeks, economic analyst Dr Iraj Abedian has warned that the country could soon see … [Read more...] about “SA, do your part to avoid further downgrades” – economist
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Australian economist gives free lecture on technology’s influence on the book industry
Australian economist gives free lecture on technology’s influence on the book industry: APRIL 3, 2017: THE BOOK industry – like many others – is under pressure from technological change. Can it re-invent itself leveraging off this technology? Will the book format as we know it today survive? What do consumers really want from a book – the tactile or technological? These are questions Australian economist Paul Crosby has been grappling with as he tries to chart the future of the e-book on the … [Read more...] about Australian economist gives free lecture on technology’s influence on the book industry
Economists are Sexy When …..
They are delivering good news. The good news for consumers and planners within the greater Nelson Mandela Bay area was delivered today by Dr Neal Bruton of RGT Smart during his Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber presentation of the newly renamed Nelson Mandela Bay Business Confidence Index. (The NMBBCI used to be known as the Port Elizabeth Business Confidence Index or PEBCI). If you want to get the NMBBCI hot off the press and with all the supporting raphs and analysis you will have to … [Read more...] about Economists are Sexy When …..


