The Policy Dispatch

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South AfricaSouth Africa

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Slowing Trade Growth

From IMF warnings to Microsoft layoffs

South AfricaSouth Africa

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#16 Data, Debt, and Displacement

The Invisible Costs of Policy

Waleed Jhumka

South AfricaSouth Africa

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#15 Betting on Growth

From deregulation to AI, governments gamble on new engines for recovery as trade wars reshape the global economy.

South AfricaSouth Africa

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#14 Unlikely Levers

From forest credits to fiscal reform — the hidden levers of today’s economic playbook.

#13 Within Borders

Power, Pressure, Pivot & Possibilities

neoliberalism neoliberalism

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#12: Policy Reversal

Reversals and Reckonings: The Hidden Cost of Policy U-Turns

Waleed Jhumka

InflationInflation

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#11 : The Price Tag Keeps Changing

The Human Cost of Policy Failures.

Waleed Jhumka

DiplomacyDiplomacy

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#10: Managing Resources

From Resource Control to Classroom Reform

Waleed Jhumka

#9: Economic Breakup

Gone are the days of singing "We are the World".

Waleed Jhumka

neoliberalism neoliberalism

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#8: The Afrexit Experiment

As AES states launch a new economic order, African nations confront deeper questions: who controls the money, who benefits from the trade, and how to reclaim tourism, education, and investment for the people.

Waleed Jhumka

neoliberalism neoliberalism

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#7: Rising Tides, Shifting Winds: Developing Nations in the Age of Trump

Developing countries response to Trump's Policies, Bangladesh Turnaround & much more

Waleed Jhumka

Sub Saharan AfricaSub Saharan Africa

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#6: Industrial Africa

Can Africa increase its industrial output ?

Waleed Jhumka

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