PALI LEHOHLA | Don’t cry for him, Africa: the number-cruncher who helped birth a new economy

Thanks to Asghar Adelzadeh, SA is in prime position in the Brics given his modelling that paved the way for the post-1994 system

14 January 2024 - 22:02 By PALI LEHOHLA

Africa has no economic modelling capability, so laments the recently released report by the African Development Bank in Addis Ababa on November 18. For South Africa, the title sounds like Don’t Cry for Me Argentina. This is why...

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