Covid-19
The government should take a more active role in the Covid-hit economy
The Reserve Bank ought to step in to rescue those South African companies deemed too big to fail - and there might even be a BEE dividend in it
19 April 2020 - 00:00
Extraordinary times require extraordinary actions. These were the words of Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) a month ago when the bank took a major decision to embark on a new wave of bond purchases meant to counter severe risks to the eurozone as a result of Covid-19...
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