Wealth, Healthy Technologies and the Human Element of Economics with Dawie Roodt

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TALKING WEALTH, HEALTHY ECONOMIES AND THE HUMAN ELEMENT OF ECONOMICS WITH DAWIE ROODT

In this week’s Business Unusual podcast, Ralf Fletcher, CEO of Topco Media is in conversation with Dawie Roodt − one of South Africa’s most respected, expert economists. Dawie dives into the nature of economics and the way it is often only perceived as revolving around money. He discusses the human element of economics as well as the way we can expect the economy to be moving in the near future.

Dawie Roodt is an economist who specialises in fiscal and monetary policy. He brings invaluable exposure to the Efficient Group through his active presence in both the local and foreign media. He has been a member of the Tax Advisory Committee of the Afrikaanse Handelsinstituut and has represented Business SA at Nedlac. Dawie is an ambassador for Child Welfare (Bloemfontein), Childline (Free State) and the Adopt Moreletaspruit Forum. He was also the recipient of the 2016 Sake24 Economist of the Year Award. Dawie was appointed to the Efficient Group Board in November 2006.
18 Jun 2020 English South Africa Business · Business

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