Afrikaanse Handels Instituut

Is a fiscal policy council the answer? / Is fiskale beleidsraad die antwoord?

ahiadmin — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:20:56 +0000

There is no denying that, rightly or wrongly, in the opinion of some people the credibility of South Africa’s fiscal policy has been impaired. The implementation of a set of fiscal rules with which the state budget must comply is one way of promoting credibility, as is the creation of a statutory fiscal institution that plays an independent evaluative and directional role in fiscal policy.

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Dit kan nie ontken word dat die geloofwaardigheid van Suid-Afrika se fiskale beleid, reg of verkeerd, in die oë van sommige mense aangetas is nie. Die instelling van ‘n stel fiskale reëls waaraan die staat se begroting moet voldoen is een manier om geloofwaardigheid te bevorder, en so ook die daarstelling van ‘n statutêre fiskale instelling wat ‘n onafhanklike evaluerende en rigtinggewende rol in fiskale beleid speel.

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Fiscal Policy
Fiskale-beleidsraad

Fabasa

ahiadmin — Thu, 03 May 2012 19:39:51 +0000

FABASA bied familie-ondernemings praktiese oplossings

Die Familie Besigheidsassosiasie van Suid-Afrika (FABASA) is ŉ nie-winsbejag organisasie wat gestig is om as amptelike mondstuk vir familie-ondernemings in die land op te tree asook om hierdie sektor se oorhoofse belange in die ekonomie te bevorder.

FABASA se mandaat sluit onder meer in om familie-ondernemings by te staan met korporatiewe bestuur, opvolgbeplanning en as sulks bied FABASA familie-ondernemings verskeie praktiese oplossings ten einde hul ondernemings winsgewend te kan bedryf. Benewens die gereelde bemagtigingswerkwinkels wat FABASA landwyd aanbied, ontvang nuwe lede ‘n komplimentêre boek oor familiebesigheid asook ‘n gereelde elektroniese nuusbriewe terwyl FABASA se webtuiste propvol is van bruikbare inligting.Lidmaatskap is gratis en diegene wat graag by FABASA wil aangesluit, kan aanlyn registreer op FABASA se webtuiste

www.fabasa.co.za

AHi Nuusbrief / Newsletter

ahiadmin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 08:55:14 +0000

Gedurende Januarie het Christo van der Rheede, uitvoerende hoof van die AHI en mnr Josef Neumeier, gesekondeerde verteenwoordiger van GTZ, Upington besoek om ‘n driedaagse simposium oor entrepreneurskap op skoolvlak te fasiliteer.

Die simposium is in samewerking met Carstens Boerdery, lid van die Noord-Kaap Sakekamer, en die Noord-Kaap Onderwysdepartement aangebied.

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AHi Newsletter
AHi Nuusbrief

Agri Mega Groep (Pty) Ltd

ahiadmin — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:57:17 +0000

Mnr Orton King
Hoofuitvoerende Beampte

Posbus 158
Bredasdorp
7289

Tel: 028 424 2890
Faks: 028 425 3788

E-Pos: ortonk@agrimega.co.za

Die veranderde rol van die Reserwebank

ahiadmin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:41:12 +0000

Die internasionale finansiële krisis het reeds verreikende implikasies gehad vir sentrale banke en monetêre beleid. Ook die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank moet opnuut dink oor sy veranderende rol in die ekonomie.

The global financial crisis has had far reaching consequences for central banks and monetary policy. The South African Reserve Bank also has to reconsider its role in the economy.

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Economic Commentary
Ekonomiese Kommentaar

Die Strandloper Maart 2012

ahiadmin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:05:47 +0000

Die plaaslike politieke toneel word tans en in die res van die jaar, oorheers deur die regerende party se vergaderings en konferensies. Interessant dat daar reeds nou melding gemaak word van mededinging oor die presidentskap van die party – dis volgens my mening bietjie vroeg om in hierdie wedstryd te kan oorleef!

Laai die volledige verslag oor die skakels hier onder.

Die Strandloper Maart 2012

Postnet Glenfair

ahiadmin — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:18:11 +0000

Maré Belmaré
Eienaar

Privaatsak X025
Lynnwoodrif
Pretoria
0040

(T): 012 365 2665
(F): 086 242 5573

E-Pos: Belmare.mare@gmail.com
Web: www.glenfair.postnet.co.za

Die Strandloper

ahiadmin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:06:14 +0000

• Dat die onskuldige politieke voortvarendheid van die jeug jou nou so in die politieke woesteny kan laat beland!?
Dit sal seker nie die laaste politieke skermutseling voor
die Desember konferensie wees nie – en dit sal ongelukkig nie altyd tot voordeel van die land en die ekonomie wees nie.

Laai die volledige verslag oor die skakels hier onder.

Die Strandloper 2012

Economic Commentary

ahiadmin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 07:45:12 +0000

First thoughts on the National Budget

If there were any surprises in this year’s budget, they were primarily on the positive side.
The Minister not only stuck to his previously announced intentions to proceed with consolidating the finances of the South African government, albeit at a relatively slow pace so as not the jeopardise the expected gradual recovery in the economy, but he even tightened his projections marginally. For example, the projections for net government debt now show debt to stabilise at 38,5% of GDP compared with 39,7% previously, although the commensurate number for gross debt remains at 42,4%.

Slight upward revisions to revenue projections, combined with small downward adjustments to expected expenditure, will result in the budget deficit being on average about 0,5% of GDP smaller in the next three years than projected in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in October 2011. Of course one can still question the feasibility of these intentions because they rely on some debatable assumptions, for example cost-of-living adjustments for civil servants averaging a below-inflation average 5% per annum in the next three years. In fact, the upward revision to the Nati

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Economic Commentary
Economiese Kommentaar

Economic Commentary / Ekonomiese Oorsig

ahiadmin — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:58:42 +0000

It is generally accepted that the state has a role to play in the distribution of income in order to promote social stability, or to ensure a more equitable society. What is regarded as equitable or inequitable will inevitably be a moot point and not everyone will agree with the state’s idea of equity.

Daar word algemeen aanvaar dat die staat ‘n rol te speel het in die verdeling van inkomste om maatskaplike stabiliteit te bevorder, of om ‘n meer regverdige samelewing te verseker. Wat as regverdig of onregverdig beskou word, sal noodwendig ‘n geskilpunt wees en nie almal sal met die staat se begrip van regverdigheid saamstem nie.

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Economic Commentary
Ekonomiese Oorsig