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Economic Outlook 2020
Economic Outlook 2020
20 February, 2020
Gordon Institute of Business Science - GIBS Business School, Melville Road, Illovo, Johannesburg, South AfricaHaving narrowly missed a Moody's downgrade, the Rand has rebounded, and local equity markets took a collective sigh of relief. The country has retained its last investment grade credit rating, but only for now. Moody's recent shift to a negative outlook for the sovereign rating places the economy on a knife-edge. The ramifications are being felt broadly across the country, with confidence indicators hitting all-time lows. The timeline is tight. Will South Africa slip over the precipice, be downgraded to j
Economic Outlook 2020
Speakers
Schedule
08:20 - 08:30
Welcome and Opening Remarks by Conference Moderator
Classroom 9
Gina Schoeman, South Africa Economist, Citibank08:30 - 09:15
Fiscal Policy: Let’s get it right
Classroom 9
Professor Michael Sachs, Adjunct Professor, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS), WITS09:15 - 10:15
Political Outlook 2020: What can we expect
Classroom 9
10:15 - 10:30
Tea Break
10:30 - 11:15
Government Policies: What’s at the top of the agenda?
Classroom 9
11:15 - 12:00
Labour: The fate of the public sector
Classroom 9
12:00 - 12:40
Lunch
12:40 - 13:20
Eskom: The never-ending story
Classroom 9
13:20 - 14:15
Economic Outlook 2020
Classroom 9
14:15 - 14:30
Tea Break
14:30 - 15:30
A View from Business Leadership
Classroom 9
Dr Stavros Nicolaou, Member of BRICS Business Council & BUSA Board Member