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Macro Perspectives 9 | Unpacking the good, the bad and the ugly from last week’s eventful macroeconomic news

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In his latest Macro Perspectives, Peter Brooke dissects the eventful news week last week, following a market-friendly Budget, SA’s greylisting and the revelations by Andre de Ruyter of entrenched corruption syndicates operating within Eskom.

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Chapters

00:00 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Budget 2023, greylisting, and Eskom
00:16 Starting with the good: Budget 2023
00:59 The bad: Greylisting
01:44 The ugly: Eskom
02:30 The critical problem of transmission and why the budget was so important

28 Feb 2023 English South Africa Business

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