Government lacks autonomy to emulate Asian Tigers’ path
Asian examples of the developmental state demonstrate how states that were late to industrialise can take the initiative in leading the process of accelerated industrialisation, writes Wynand Greffrath
With the right policy, SA can look forward to benign year
Peter Attard Montalto: With the extent of South Africa’s recovery at the forefront this year, what are the top questions for investors at present?
Davos can open ears of world to SA's views
The best chance South Africa has to make clear to the world just how the Federal Reserve’s actions make emerging economies vulnerable is at the Davos World Economic Forum, writes Kuseni Dlamini
G-20’s agenda embraces African interests
As the host of the Group of 20 next year, Australia is mindful of African interests and eager to work closely with African countries, writes Graeme Wilson
Free trade not always best for developing nations
It is not enough for a developing country to be integrated into global value chains, writes Pankaj Mishra
South Africa must not forget Latin America
In the rush to build relationships with rising industrial powers China and India, South Africa may be ignoring the potential of a stronger relationship with Latin America, Ray Hartley
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Chinese government does not want to be too specific about planned reforms unless it is unequivocally certain that such reforms can be implemented, writes Kobus van der Wath
LETTER FROM CHINA: SA should make a concerted effort to attract Chinese tourists
Co-ordinated and concerted effort from private and public organisations can further open the door and solidify South Africa as the continent’s prime tourist destination, writes Kobus van der Wath
LETTER FROM CHINA: Chinese Communist Party’s third plenum may take long view on financial reforms
China’s growth model has created vested interests that will attempt to keep the status quo for as long as they can, writes Kobus Van Der Wath
How China plans to prove the sceptics wrong
Foreign commentators say China is heading for an economic and political crisis, but the country’s leaders are in a strikingly confident mood, writes Gideon Rachman
Take pride in what we have achieved — and raise the bar
South Africa has seen a number of successes after almost 20 years of democracy but still faces many structural challenges, writes Colin Coleman
Thinking like Africans in ‘Little Soweto’ on the streets of Beijing
There’s not exactly a riot in the streets of Beijing to get one’s hands on the latest edition of the People’s Daily, writes Patrick Bulger
Wooing China’s princelings
While recent scandals have put China’s princelings under a harsh media spotlight, they have been hot commodities for Western companies, writes Minxin Pei
Reason and the end of poverty
Concluding that poverty eradication requires only reliance on growth, and that government interventions have little merit, is a lapse of logic, writes Kaushik Basu
Infosys to settle US work visa case
Infosys set to pay about $35m to avoid restrictions on its use of US work visas under a potential resolution of the company’s use of entry permits
EDITORIAL: Let’s keep our ratings right
Our economic growth rate is much less respectable than the 7% forecast for Zambia’s, and this is one of the reasons we need to take notice of our neighbour’s fate
Heed the warning of Brazil’s model for growth
Brazil’s model of development appears to be less applicable to South Africa’s context than originally thought, writes Lyal White
EDITORIAL: Global ranking is a cause for concern
The World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness survey reminds us of what ails our economy and holds it back
Free-trade zones pave the way for China’s global integration
The mantra of ‘crossing the river by feeling the stones’ is particularly apt for describing China’s successful approach to integrating itself with the rest of the world, writes Kobus van der Wath
All SA’s politicians are doing is inconveniently raising the cost of living, making our manufacturers uncompetitive, writes David Gleason
Champions of the numbers game
I almost missed a little nugget that cotton futures are trading at a 10-month low
China’s intervention in cotton came back to haunt it
Opinion
From San Francisco to the South China Sea
Masahiro Matsumura
US and other extra-regional powers should invoke San Francisco Treaty to internationalise diplomatic processes over claims to disputed islands
Opinion
China market holds untold opportunities for SA Inc
Kobus van der Wath
SA executives and policy makers need to remember the sheer size and number of opportunities South African companies can tap in China
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Rand is world’s 18th most traded currency, BIS survey shows
Figures released by Bank for International Settlements show rand’s ranking is an improvement from 2010, when it ranked 20th, but down from 10th place in 1998
Signs of trouble in emerging-market paradise
Nouriel Roubini: Does the recent economic slowdown in emerging-market economies mean the honeymoon is over?
Year of emerging markets is done
Market reaction to remarks that US Fed might start scaling back bond-buying programme another indication that this is not a ‘year of emerging-market debt’, writes René VollgraaffLatin American alliances need complementary strategies
Greater co-operation between Pacific Alliance and the Southern Common Market could help region become major economic player, writes José Luis Machinea
China takes steps towards liberalising bank deposit rates
China to allow banks to price loans using market-based benchmarks, central banker says it will ‘steadily push forward market-oriented interest rate reforms’
China’s first steam coal futures contract debuts
Rollout of China’s first steam coal contract will give Beijing greater influence over global coal prices, say analysts
South Africa’s reputation among G-8 consumers improves
Survey shows country’s reputation among Group of Eight consumers resumes improving trend, after damage done by Marikana massacre and Oscar Pistorius murder trial
Asia’s emerging community must keep in check the might of China
Southeast Asia’s pursuit of deeper integration is in keeping with a global trend — but also reflects growing anxiety over China, writes Fidel V Ramos
End to business without scruple in China
With multinational corporations under siege and a slew of allegations of corporate misconduct by the government, the message is clear: the age of irresponsible business in China is over
Brics to commit $100bn to foreign exchange fund
Brics group of emerging economies will contribute to reserve fund to steady currency markets destabilised by an expected pullback of US monetary stimulus
South Africa to contribute $5bn towards Brics contingent reserve arrangement
The country is contributing the least to the fund that will, among other things, help countries fund current account deficits, but will likely be the main beneficiary
Russian gathering will be compelling if not productive
Even if the Group of 20 summit in St Petersburg does not deliver much, the atmospherics around it could be compelling, write Peter Draper and Ettienne le Roux
South Africa has done well under difficult conditions, says Zuma
President Jacob Zuma tells Brics business council meeting that the country is making progress despite poverty, inequality and unemployment
FINANCIAL TIMES: Sign of India’s desperation
Capital controls imposed on outward investment will do little to restore a rapidly weakening rupee and they are no answer to the country’s balance of payments crisis
Putin can use his moral high ground to ‘reset’ relations
Putin’s Syrian initiative will test his diplomatic and strategic acumen; the world will closely watch whether he will be able to deliver, writes Gerrit Olivier
Sanofi blames China for profit warning
Drug maker Sanofi cuts 2013 profit forecast for second time after Chinese slowdown, lower generic sales and manufacturing problems hit third-quarter results
‘Actions will speak louder’ in building SA’s reputation, says BrandSA
Implementing National Development Plan will be key factor in country’s reputation, says BrandSA CEO Miller Matola, as survey shows improvement over course of 2013
Chinese investors take smaller stakes in African resources
Chinese investors now take smaller stakes and provide financing, giving them access to the resource without ownership
Russian firms eager to raise trade with South Africa
Russia and South Africa are still negotiating the update of their 2004 framework agreement on nuclear co-operation
Fiat cuts target as Brazil slips
Fiat slashes the bottom end of its trading profit forecast to €3.5bn from €4bn
China treating Tiananmen crash as possible suicide attack
Authorities see crash as ‘no accident’, sources say, while dragnet provokes fear of a crackdown on minority Uighur community
Renewable energy offers Africa chance to see the light
There's an opportunity for the continent to use its natural resources to address its electricity woes, writes Ntlai Mosiah
Alrosa puts on its finery to woo investors
Diamond giant’s road show will reveal all about its growth plans, writes Charlotte Mathews
Brazilian oil giant OGX heading for bankruptcy
OGX Petróleo & Gas Participações, the oil company founded by former billionaire Eike Batista, says it has failed to reach an agreement with holders of its dollar-denominated bonds
Opinion
Brics cannot be the world’s next European Union
Ron Derby
The European Union is anything but a harmonious marriage, writes Ron Derby
Opinion
Worry that SA is not a republic fit for bananas
Tony Leon
Pundits putting percentages on the risk of South Africa’s descent into the league of 'failed states' makes for good headlines but it is probably not time to head for the hills
Opinion
Put China’s entire economy in context
Kobus van der Wath
Transforming an economy the size and complexity of China’s does not happen overnight, writes Kobus van der Wath
Opinion
Emerging markets now better prepared for crises
Maarten Mittner
Will the present emerging markets rout be 1997 and 1998 all over again?
Opinion
Brics may work in good times, but in crisis times?
Tim Cohen
It’s easy to see how the practice of the Brics bank might get very complicated, very quickly
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