The year of 2021 was significant for South Africa. It was marked by the largest civil unrest since the end of Apartheid, and it was the first...
South Africa | Budget 2022: When the economy’s bottom falls out
Posted by Jee-A van der Linde on Feb 16, 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) again contained some positive signs of a change in policy direction. The provision of...
United Kingdom | Inflation set to peak higher and remain stickier
Posted by Andrew Goodwin on Feb 14, 2022
We now see UK CPI inflation peaking at 7.5% in April and remaining higher throughout 2022. But inflation should retreat next year, and we see the...
United Kingdom | Data confirms modest hit from Omicron
Posted by Andrew Goodwin on Feb 11, 2022
The net economic effect of Omicron – a blow to social consumption but a boost to health output from testing and vaccinations – resulted in only a...
The Levelling Up White Paper contains nothing to cause us to revise our forecasts for the UK’s various nations and regions, let alone the UK as a...