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The economist who thinks AI could double South Africa’s growth rate

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago013 mins

AI could add as much as two percentage points to South Africa’s annual economic growth rate, on top of whatever the economy would otherwise manage, according to Efficient Group chief economist Dawie Roodt – an estimate that towers over what either the World Bank or PwC have put on the table. “AI can easily add…

European Central Bank chief economist says tightening cycle ‘done’

eriinfo.com1 year ago03 mins

The European Central Bank’s latest period of monetary policy interventions is “done,” the institution’s chief economist Philip Lane told CNBC on Tuesday. “We do think the last cycle is done, bringing inflation down from the peak of 10[%], back to 2%, that element is over, but on a forward-looking basis we do need to stand…