Prof Nicola Viegi on evaluating the near future of monetary policy in SA: Sailing into the Wind

July 01, 2021 00:29:39
Prof Nicola Viegi on evaluating the near future of monetary policy in SA: Sailing into the Wind
Economic Research Southern Africa
Prof Nicola Viegi on evaluating the near future of monetary policy in SA: Sailing into the Wind

Jul 01 2021 | 00:29:39

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Show Notes

Only three times in the last century has monetary policy been re-evaluated and tested to its limits. This global pandemic has forced many central banks around the world to use non-conventional frameworks and the last time we did this much soul searching was after the Global Financial Crisis. In this podcast, Economics Professor at the University of Pretoria discusses key findings from his research entitled ‘Sailing into the Wind: evaluating the near future of monetary policy in SA’ which he co-authored with Tumisang Loate and Ekaterina Pirozkhova, also from the University of Pretoria. How has monetary policy evolved in South […]

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