‘We need to go back to the basics to turn the economy around’
To turn the country’s economy around, Emaswati need to go back to the basics; the land. This is an assertion made by Wits Business School Director and Professor of Finance, Dr Paul Alagidede in his presentation during a public lecture on ‘SMEs and Industrialisation: Materialising…
SMEs must go into business of value addition
Wits Business School Director, Professor Paul Alagidede says small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to get into the business of transforming what is produced in order to realise more economic benefits. This was during a public lecture on ‘SMEs and Industrialisation: Materialising SDGs 8 &…
Govt to recapitalise and relaunch SME guarantee scheme
Government will soon recapitalise and relaunch its Small Scale Enterprise Loan Guarantee Scheme (SSELGS) to ensure that SMEs have easier access to finance. During a public lecture on ‘SMEs and Industrialisation: Materialising SDGs 8 & 9 in Eswatini’, SME Unit Director Mluleki Dlamini noted that…
ESEPARC to host public lecture on SMEs and industrialisation
The Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) is hosting a public lecture on the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector and its role in industrialisation. The lecture to be presented by Wits Business School Director and professor of finance, Dr Paul Alagidede, will…
EEC 2017 papers published in African Review of Economics & Finance Journal
Eight research papers that were presented at the inaugural Eswatini Economic Conference (EEC) 2017 have been published in the African Review of Economics and Finance Journal, December 2018 issue. The Conference, which was held under the theme; ‘Turning the Key: A Path to Economic Recovery…
ESEPARC appoints four graduate researchers
Four graduate researchers will be joining the Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) in January 2019 under the ESEPARC and UNDP graduate research programme. The graduates form the third cohort of researchers joining the Centre under the graduate research programme administered by ESEPARC…
Why is the quality of education in Africa declining?
As education is a pillar of socioeconomic development in Eswatini, in 2010 Government implemented plans to ensure that access to formal education was possible for all children regardless of their social and economic circumstances. This was through the introduction of the Free Primary Education (FPE)…
Minister urges govt to support research for informed policy decisions
Minister of Economic Planning and Development Dr Tambo Gina says government needs to support entities such as the Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) for analytical evidence that will inform public policy. Speaking during a panel discussion at the IMF Regional Economic Outlook…
ESEPARC presents studies to Commerce PS
The Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) last week presented the findings of two studies to stakeholders in the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Trade. The two studies; ‘Determinants of Choice of Credit Sources by Eswatini SMEs: A Focus on the Agriculture Sector’…
UNDP commits to building research capacity in Eswatini
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has reaffirmed its commitment towards building capacity for research in Eswatini. Speaking during the certification ceremony for the outgoing cohort of interns under the Graduate Research programme run by the Eswatini Economic Policy Analysis and Research Centre (ESEPARC) with…