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Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Macroecon 26, Trade, FDI and "strong" US$

Reposting my recent posts in Oplas Perspectives viber group. Enjoy.

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See also:
Macroecon 23, GDP forecasting and the forecasters, February 01, 2024
Macroecon 24, Sir Gary Teves' proposals to reduce public debt, March 09, 2024
Macroecon 25, Realistic growth and revenue target, March 23, 2024



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