South Africa's economic output plunged in the second quarter, recording its largest contraction ever as a strict lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus shut down most activity, data showed on ...

The good news is that the first 20 years of the millennium saw overall increases in economic freedom around the world—with continuous improvement through the second decade. The bad news is that not ...

South Africa’s coronavirus-induced lockdown has left its mark on companies, both big and small. The pandemic dealt a final blow to an already struggling SAA when it halted international and domestic ...

Ghana, like much of the world, has endured the devastating shocks of COVID-19 and faced the looming threat of Ebola. Lives were lost, businesses collapsed, poverty deepened, and fiscal resilience was ...

A new study published by researchers from the University of Oxford, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), CIFOR-ICRAF, and institutional partners reveals a disconnect between media and public ...

Marinei Herselman and Bongeka Zwani received funding from the University of Fort Hare GMRDC for this study. The unintended consequences of measures introduced to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus ...

The World Bank (WB) has warned African states against issuing Eurobonds to refinance maturing bonds and commercial loans ...

The world economy has proven more resilient than expected despite acute strains from multiple shocks, the head of the ...

The South African government's failure to uphold the rule of law and to reform the economy has created an untenable and unsustainable environment that may lead to social unrest, and early elections ...

That line came amid indications from senior IMF and World Bank officials that the emphasis was now on countries "growing ...