How do you say 'global consensus' with a straight face?
The G20 was simultaneously a grand success and a disappointing failure, and the key, according to Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen, is that there is an insufficient intersection of priorities and a lack of common purpose.Whose fault is that? What does it mean? Why is that happening now? These are all questions we discuss, along with the joys of public transportation and the surprising utility and value of art. Listen Up!
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Are municipal managers underpaid?
It's been a great week for South Africa, not least on the sports field with international wins in soccer, rugby and cricket.And then there is the unexpected S&P ratings upgrade.And the JSE hitting yet another record.And Jo’burg looking spectacular for the G20!Actually, wait a bit; let's not get too carried away. Jo'burg's still a bit dodgy, except where the leader convoys will go, but things do feel different.The question now is how to maintain the momentum, and one crucial question is whether we are overpaying or underpaying our leaders, like municipal managers for example.Listen Up! to Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen on this and the rumours of spring.
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What is the actual point of the G20?
US president Donald Trump says no US officials will be attending the G20. Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen ask the crucial question: does that make the G20 in Johannesburg later this month a bit of a talk shop? Was it a talk shop in the first place? What actually is the point of the G20? And the rugby. Obvs. Listen Up!
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Betting on sports and the stock market: you choose your poison, you take your chances
October was an extraordinary month for stock markets around the world. Every single major stock market around the world hit record highs last month, other than the Chinese CSI index which is still a long way off its pre-Covid highs.Spain’s IBEX finally surpassed its 2007 highs, and even the big European countries with the slowest growth, Germany and France, managed to join in the act. In response, South Africans have decided to take a punt - but not on the JSE, which is up almost 30% over the past year, but on online betting sites.South Africans bet over R1.5 trillion in the past year, a 45% increase over the previous year. There are dangers and joys, in both methods of potentially losing money.In this podcast Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen discuss the season of having a punt.
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What’s coming down the track? Changes in rail transport, greylisting and art theft
Change is, as they say, the one constant. In this podcast Mark Barnes and Tim Cohen discuss the efficacy of rail transport, South Africa’s departure from the Financial Action Task Force greylist, trade negotiations and, of course, art theft. Listen Up!
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