Francois Fouche
@FrancoisFouche0
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Economist & Research Fellow
South Africa
Joined August 2015
The FT's summer reading list - best books in economics - with my new book with Peter Heather, Why Empires Fall
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CAMM's @FrancoisFouche0 was on @SAfmRadio this morning to discuss AGOA (African Growth and Opportunity Act) and its importance to South African trade with the United States. Listen here: https://t.co/wTzgoDZ99c
@GIBS_SA @AdrianSaville @tidenyi
[Podcast] Mediated Conversation: How the US 'weaponisation' of Agoa could impact SA’ s economy? Earlier on #SAfmSurise with @StephenGrootes spoke to Lebohang Pheko, Francois Fouche and Dr Philani Mthembu.
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[ON AIR] How the US 'weaponisation' of AGOA could impact SA’ s economy? @Liepollo9, Senior Research Fellow at Trade Collective, Francois Fouche, Economist & Research Fellow @FrancoisFouche0, @M_Philani, Executive Director @IGD_SA on #SAfmSunrise with @StephenGrootes #sabcnews
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We are proud to announce that the winner of the inaugural @aspenpharma @GIBS_SA Route-to-Market Challenge 2023 is Medical Diagnostech. Congratulations to founder Ashley Uys. @FrancoisFouche0 @AdrianSaville @tidenyi
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The private sector is gearing up to rescue South Africa from power cuts with a huge pipeline of generation projects under advanced development. Now the state has to play its part by getting transmission out of a failing Eskom & allowing investment to flow
engineeringnews.co.za
A new survey of South Africa’s renewable-energy development pipeline, and its potential implications for grid planning and investment, reveals that there is currently a 66 GW pipeline of wind and...
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South African economy records 0.4% growth in 2023_Q1 - technically escaping recession. But the figure remains hopelessly far from what is required. There is no mystery here. Only elevated investment will drive sustained and inclusive growth. South Africa remains a long, long
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South Africa's energy minister complained that President @CyrilRamaphosa had twisted his arm around regulatory reform for new power investments & then afterwards doubted its impact. Well here it is, minister: data published by @PresidencyZA today - a surge in new power projects.
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Many thanks to our panelists and guests who joined us on campus for a terrific discussion on the power of public-private partnerships to boost infrastructure investment in Africa. @GIBS_SA @FrancoisFouche0 @AdrianSaville @tidenyi
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Proud.
✨ Celebrating Excellence: GIBS Ranked Among World's Top Business Schools in Executive Education🏆 #Business #Education #FTRanking #BusinessSchools #ExecutiveEducation
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Join CAMM's @FrancoisFouche0 tomorrow for a panel discussion on infrastructure development and investment in Africa through public-private partnerships. @GIBS_SA @AdrianSaville @tidenyi
https://t.co/K5zpb8rWQF
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Dark Days @Eskom_SA was bailed out in 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023. Yet loadshedding has intensified. @SAReserveBank estimates first-round effects of loadshedding will shave at least 2% off GDP this year. Indirect & induced costs will shave off more. HT @FrancoisFouche0
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Low-hanging fruit and ‘vleis’ for South African agriculture https://t.co/3201Mr4RZk via @BusinessLiveSA by @IanMac_KBO @FrancoisFouche0 @GIBS_SA @africa_gib
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South Africa’s export farmers could take advantage of new demand from China on the back of increased household savings. But they’ll need to be quick off the mark
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$700bn, the amount that the International Monetary Fund has lent to 150 countries in the nearly 80 years since its creation.
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Among South African universities, Pretoria and Cape Town are ranked between 251 to 300 globally, with Stellenbosch ranked 351 to 400 based on the QS World University Rankings. For more on a BRICS comparison see: https://t.co/c72zbNgiHg
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🚨 Aspen GIBS Route-to-Market Challenge: Closing Date Extended! With entries still growing, we have extended the entry period to this Friday. @aspenpharma @_Raizcorp @GIBS_SA
@AdrianSaville @FrancoisFouche0 @tidenyi
https://t.co/EnO7Qany4o
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AI or traditional? High tech or low? We are interested in all sorts of high-potential medical/health businesses. Find out more here: https://t.co/EnO7Qao5TW
@GIBS_SA @aspenpharma @allonraiz @_Raizcorp @AdrianSaville @FrancoisFouche0
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How much would your medical/health business benefit from expert guidance from @GIBS_SA lecturers, entrepreneurship professionals, and other business owners who have scaled successfully? @aspenpharma @_Raizcorp
https://t.co/EnO7Qany4o
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