In this webinar, STANLIB’s Chief Economist, Kevin Lings, reflected on local and global economic challenges and shared his views on what the second half of 2022 could hold.
SA’s tourism industry represents a major growth opportunity, and the sector has the ability to add significant employment, given its high level of labour intensity.
2022 has seen significant index declines from a January peak. The market is potentially pricing in a recession given an increasingly hawkish Fed
In this webinar, STANLIB’s Chief Economist, Kevin Lings, provided a global economic update as we head into the second quarter of the year.
In this webinar, chief economist, Kevin Lings, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management economist, Mike Bell, provided an update on recent developments and the implications for local and global financial markets.
In this article, STANLIB’s Chief Economist Kevin Lings discusses positives and negatives in SA’s Budget for the year ahead.
According to the World Bank, global growth is expected to slow from 5.5% in 2021 to 4.1% in 2022 and 3.2% in 2023, as pent-up demand dissipates and fiscal and monetary support is unwound across the world.
As the crypto industry reaches almost US$3 trillion (at 31 October 2021) and there are more than 6 000 different cryptocurrencies available, should these assets form part of a long-term diversified portfolio?
Fast-growing regions should in theory offer investors superior growth opportunities compared to developed markets.
Strong economic growth momentum in China during the first half of 2021 has dissipated due to a number of short term headwinds.
SA is blessed with an abundance of sunshine and wind. But does this mean that renewable energy is the most efficient solution to load-shedding?
What could economic growth look like in 2022? This question arises as we potentially head into a postcrisis
era where the COVID pandemic becomes “the flu” and we adapt to living with it.
