Economists propose R100bn social bond to fund South Africa’s Covid fight
POSTED ON: May 20, 2020 IN Mediaby Terence Creamer
A group of economists is proposing that the South African government consider the issuance of an innovative ‘social bond’ to raise up to R100-billion for the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and to close what is likely to be a sizeable funding gap as the economy contracts and tax collections fall.
The proposal is made in a thought-leadership paper written by Stuart Theobald and Peter Attard Montalto, of Intellidex, with input from the Covid-19 Economy Group, a network of economists supporting efforts to address the economic impacts of the pandemic in South Africa.
Read the full article on Engineeringnews.co.za: https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/economists-propose-r100bn-social-bond-to-fund-south-africas-covid-fight-2020-05-20
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A network of economists supporting efforts to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa