Die ekonomie minuut Waldo Krugell

Many of us are familiar with the online retail and streaming services giant Amazon. They entered the South African market this week with amazon.co.za and there is a mixed reaction.

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Baie van ons is bekend met die aanlyn kleinhandel en stroomdienste reus Amazon. Hulle het hierdie week tot die Suid-Afrikaanse mark toegetree met amazon.co.za en daar is gemengde reaksie.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Latyns-Amerika is ʼn streek waar ongelykheid in die verdeling van inkomste en welvaart net so erg is as hier in Suid-Afrika. Sedert die jaar 2000 het dit egter begin afneem, maar hoe het hulle dit reg gekry?

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

Latin America is a region where inequality in the distribution of income and wealth is just as bad as here in South Africa. However, since the year 2000 it started to decline, but how did they get it right?

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Regular listeners will know that I think the Reserve Bank's inflation target is quite important. The Sunday Times asked this past weekend whether the target band should perhaps be increased for the sake of homeowners and the short answer is no, but I would like to explain it in more detail.

This episode is supported by Economic Research Southern Africa and the NWU Business School.

Gereelde luisteraars sal weet dat ek dink die Reserwebank se inflasieteiken is redelik belangrik. Die Sunday Times het die afgelope naweek gevra of die teikenband nie dalk verhoog moet word ter wille van huiseienaars nie en die kort antwoord is nee, maar ek wil dit graag langer verduidelik.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Economic Research Southern Africa en die NWU Sakeskool.