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title: South Africa's Economic Challenges
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/ers-ijebaa-v-xii-y-2024-i-4-p-72-86/
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updated: 2026-09-26
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identifier: RePEc:ers:ijebaa:v:xii:y:2024:i:4:p:72-86
source_url: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fijeba.com%2Fjournal%2F861%2Fdownload%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aers%3Aijebaa%3Av%3Axii%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3A4%3Ap%3A72-86
featured: 2025-02-05
citations: unknown
topic: Macro-Finance & Rates
---


# South Africa's Economic Challenges

The study uncovers a complex interplay between corruption, political instability, inflation, and exchange rate changes in South Africa, highlighting the need for holistic policy solutions.

- Source: https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fijeba.com%2Fjournal%2F861%2Fdownload%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aers%3Aijebaa%3Av%3Axii%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3A4%3Ap%3A72-86
- Identifier: RePEc:ers:ijebaa:v:xii:y:2024:i:4:p:72-86
- Released: 2024-05-07
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 84 (2025-02-05): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-02-05/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Macro-Finance & Rates

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