HILARY JOFFE: Global indices and ratings agencies have got our number
13 October 2019 - 00:09
It's ratings and rankings season for SA, bringing good news and bad. The World Economic Forum's (WEF's) global competitiveness index came out this week, showing a surprise jump in the rankings for SA, which moved up seven positions to rank 60th out of 141 economies. The World Bank's ease of doing business index is expected out on November 24, and that's an important one because President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his state of the nation address, committed SA to achieving a ranking in the top 50 — ambitious, given that SA has been stuck at 82 for the past couple of years...
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