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Europe’s digital euro has got off to a late start in terms of geopolitical leverage in the digital era. Photo: File

Digital gold rush: How Stablecoins threaten monetary sovereignty globally

Stablecoins, especially dollar-pegged ones, are a looming danger. Europe’s digital euro is a good counter-move but the US leads this digital financial race

Starting a formal business in South Africa is arduous, time-consuming, and expensive. (File photo)

Red tape and capital flight: Bureaucracy undermines SA’s economic future

Practical economic strategies are needed to change the regulations that hobble entrepreneurship and result in funds leaving the country

(Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Global capital distribution’s tipping point and SA’s precarious path

Urgent reform is needed as dangerous socio-economic undercurrents swirl

The commission launched a case in 2015 against 28 local and international banks, alleging they colluded to fix the dollar-rand exchange rate.

R60bn shortfall: How the treasury can rethink its economic strategy

The treasury needs to focus on strengthening revenue collection, efficient allocation and optimisation

Forex

The Importance of Using the Right Forex Trading Strategy at the Right Time

In the world of Forex trading, timing is everything. With the vast array of strategies available, it’s crucial for traders to choose the right one for the right market conditions. A strategy that works well in one market environment may fail in another.  Understanding Forex Trading Strategies A Forex trading strategy is essentially a plan […]

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago

Reserve Bank likely to keep interest rates unchanged next week

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Chilean Ex-Allende government Cabinet Minister Carlos Briones (C) partly obscured by microphone,  speaking to a crowd during the memorial organised by the Communist and Socialist parties on the 12th anniversary of the death of the deposed Socialist President Salvadore Allende (Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

How public influence over economic matters is eroded

The experience of Chile’s Salvador Allende illustrates how the private sphere and superpowers control investment and natural resource exploitation