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Preparedness of Banks to be compliant with the criteria for the Advanced Measurement Approach: A South African perspective

Young, Jacobus (Virtus Interpress, 2011)

The New Basel Accord proposed qualitative and quantitative criteria for banks to use the Advanced Measurement Approach to calculate a capital charge for operational risk. The question now is how prepared are banks in South ...
Energy consumption and economic growth in Ethiopia: A dynamic causal linkage

Nyasha , Sheilla (2016-05)

In this study, we have explored the causal relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in Ethiopia, during the period from 1971 to 2013. We have employed a multivariate Granger-causality framework that ...
The Impact of financial development on investment in Botswana: an ARDL-Bounds testing approach

Muyambiri, Brian (2016-05)

This paper examines the impact of both bank-based and market-based financial development on investment in Botswana during the period 1976 – 2012, using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach. The ...
Macro and institutional determinants of domestic investment in Sub-Saharan African countries

Akanbi, Olusegun A (2016-05)

This study examines the determinants of domestic investment in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries with explicit focus on the role of governance/institutions. The literature has emphases more on the macroeconomic factors ...
Financial development and economic growth in Ethiopia: A dynamic causal linkage

Nyasha, Sheilla (2016-05)

This paper investigates the dynamic causal linkage between bank-based financial development and economic growth in Ethiopia during the period from 1980 to 2014. The study includes savings and investment as intermittent ...
Exploring aspects of the water history of the Potchefstroom region and the local management of it

Annandale, Elrista; Nealer, Eric (2001-11)

It is by now common knowledge that South Africa is a water scarce country and that the correct public management of its potable water sources such as the transportation of it as well as the purification of the used water ...
Purchasing power parity and the real rand-dollar exchange rate

Akinboade O.A.; Makina, Daniel (2006-11)

This paper tests for evidence in support of the purchasing power parity (PPP) in the bilateral real exchange rate series of the South African rand against the US dollar. The importance of considering structural breaks in ...
The sectoral employment intensity of growth in South Africa, 2000-2012

Mkhize, Njabulo Innocent (2015-05)

The rate of unemployment in South Africa remains stubbornly high despite vastly improved macroeconomic fundamentals and relatively high rates of economic growth for most of the post-1994 democratic era. Employment growth ...
Is compulsory third party motor insurance the panacea for the south african insurance industry

Zingwevu, Elton; Sibindi, A.B. (2014)

Compulsory motor insurance schemes have gained prominence over the years as a policy prescription by governments in their quest to provide a safety net for the protection of consumers and insurers alike. By making as ...
Is good corporate governance practice the panacea for small-to-medium businesses operating in the south african retail sector?

Sibindi, A.B.; Aren, Augustine Oghenetejiri (2015)

The small, micro and medium business enterprises (SMMEs) sector is universally acclaimed for fostering economic growth in many economies. The health of this sector is largely premised on the observance of good corporate ...
Insurance sector development and economic growth: evidence from south Africa.

Sibindi, A.B.; Godi, Ntwanano Jethro (2014)

Arguably the insurance sector may contribute to economic growth by its very mechanism of risk transfer and thereby providing indemnity as well as by the intermediation role it plays in the economy. Insurance can also be ...
Does the regulation of the insurance industry have a pernicious effect on innovation by the sector in South Africa?

Sibindi, A.B.; Zingwevu, Elton (2015)

Financial regulation could be a double edged sword in that despite its major thrust being that to secure the financial sector and bring about financial stability; it might have the unintended consequence of stifling ...
Life insurance, financial development and economic growth in South Africa.

Sibindi, A.B. (2014)

The life insurance sector may contribute to economic growth by its very mechanism of savings mobilisation and thereby performing an intermediation role in the economy. This ensures that capital is provided to deficient ...
Life insurance, financial development and economic growth in south africa: an application of the autoregressive distributed lag mode

Sibindi, A.B. (2014)

The life insurance sector may contribute to economic growth by its very mechanism of savings mobilisation and thereby performing an intermediation role in the economy. This ensures that capital is provided to deficient ...
Corporate Governance Practices of the Insurance Industry in South Africa

Sibindi, A.B. (2015)

The insurance sector plays a critical role in any economy by its very mechanism of risk transfer and savings mobilisation. It thus performs a critical role in intermediation by fostering the liquidity of the financial ...
The reasons for investing offshore: a South African perspective

Godi, Ntwanano Jethro; Sibindi, A.B. (2014)

The value growth of some domestic investments have far exceeded that of offshore investments in recent years, which has led to some investors asking this question: What is the point of investing offshore? The long-term ...
Banking sector development and economic growth: evidence from Zimbabwe

Sibindi, A.B.; Bimha, Alfred (2014)

In this study the causality relationship of banking sector development and economic growth in Zimbabwe is investigated. The jagged performance of the Zimbabwean economy presents an interest in unravelling the state of ...
Remittances, financial development and economic growth: empirical evidence from Lesotho

Sibindi, A.B. (2014)

Increasingly remittances now constitute a great source of foreign currency inflows for many developing countries. In some instances remittances have outpaced the growth of foreign direct investment (FDI). Amongst others, ...
Effectiveness of the National Credit Act of South Africa in reducing household debt: A Johansen cointegration and vecm analysis

Bimha, Alfred (Journal of Governance and Regulation, 2014)

The rise in unsecured lending has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the National Credit Act in South Africa. Reckless lending was seen rising since 2006 and plateauing in 2009. Could this be evidence of the effectiveness ...
Sources of economic growth in Zambia: an empirical investigation

Chirwa, Themba G (2016-04)

In this paper, the key macroeconomic determinants of economic growth in Zambia are investigated using the recently developed ARDL bounds-testing approach. The study has been motivated by the unsustainable growth trends ...

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