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A good statistics agency costs money, but it is a wise investment, given its economic impact. Reliable data underpin effective policy and growth, writes Stuart Theobald, CFA. Read more at https://lnkd.in/dUxM_D94

If banks can’t rely on statistics, they must build a margin of caution into their models, reducing lending and stifling economic growth, writes Stuart Theobald, CFA. Read more at https://lnkd.in/dUxM_D94

When statistics falter, banks could miscalculate on how much to provision for loans and other businesses might make suboptimal decisions. Trustworthy data are vital for a thriving economy, writes Stuart Theobald, CFA. Read more at https://lnkd.in/dUxM_D94

The 0.3% GDP fall in Q3 stunned markets that were expecting 0.4% growth. A 28.8% decline in agriculture drove the surprise, raising questions about the veracity of Stats SA’s figures, Stuart Theobald, CFA writes in this week’s Business Day column. Visit https://lnkd.in/dUxM_D94 to read more.

Accurate statistics are the backbone of economic growth. From bank lending to government budgets, trustworthy data drive decisions. But Stats SA, like the UK’s Office for National Statistics, is under pressure, facing funding shortfalls, outdated tools and questions about reliability, writes Stuart Theobald, CFA in this week’s Business Day column. Without investment in this critical institution, public trust weakens, economic caution rises and growth stalls. Investing in reliable statistics is essential for a healthy economy. For the full article, visit https://lnkd.in/dUxM_D94

For too long, the public sector has been focused on avoiding failure instead of achieving success. In this thought leadership piece, Stuart Theobald, CFA unpacks how fear of failure has created a culture of excessive paperwork and bureaucracy, leaving little room for innovation and delivery. Discover practical steps to shift from focusing on avoiding failure to achieving meaningful outcomes.

Listen: Peter Attard Montalto talks to Power Business’ Noluthando Mthonti-Mlambo on why next year will be “madder” than 2024 https://lnkd.in/ddTYCi8X Peter Attard Montalto

The year has been exhausting for so many reasons – GDP has been weaker than expected and people have been more cautious about the pace of reforms leading to growth, even with the end of load-shedding, writes Peter Attard Montalto in his Business Day column. Logistics and other reforms, while ongoing, take time. Therefore, a year-end celebration of so much of the year without load-shedding seems odd, and likely not to be on many people’s agendas. Indeed, the absence of economic recovery on the back of no load-shedding seems rightly concerning and perplexing to business. The other problem is one of expectations management. The year 2018 saw raw “Ramaphoria” – it is far easier for people to just ignore the facts as happened back then and drink the Kool-Aid. Now there is a problem of once bitten, twice shy, and a more complex balancing of nuanced expectations management. Positive reform is happening, but it will only have a positive effect in the long term. For the full article, visit https://lnkd.in/d_s4UFid Peter Attard Montalto

📰 Exciting News: Our comprehensive reports on insurance and climate resilience are now live! They highlight critical insights and practical strategies for Kenya, Malawi, and South Africa in tackling climate risks. 💡 Curious to learn more? Join our webinar tomorrow, featuring Dr Mpho Mathithibane Landbank Insurance Company, for a deep dive into these findings. 📘 Access the reports here https://lnkd.in/dUwirwDx 🎟 Register for the webinar here https://lnkd.in/dpGdeNST Let’s explore how insurance can play a pivotal role in building resilience. Stuart Theobald, CFA The African Climate Foundation Cecilia Schultz Peter Attard Montalto