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the economist
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Huge Fall From Grace For 2021’s Most Liveable City
23 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The Economist’s Intelligence Unit’s 2022 survey ranks cities based on a number of factors, including stability and good infrastructure.
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The Best And Worst Places To Be Born In 2013
26 Nov 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister company of The Economist earnestly attempts to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years ahead. Can you find South Africa?
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Cape Town To Joburg Is One Of The World’s Busiest Air Routes [INFOGRAPHIC]
28 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Anyone traveling from Cape Town to Johannesburg, especially on the “business run” on a Monday morning, knows that it’s a heck of a busy route. Exactly how busy, though? The Economist crunched the numbers and it turns out its one of the world’s busiest, outranking anything in the USA.
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South Africa’s Projected Internet Traffic, 2011-2015
02 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Cisco have just come out with their annual Visual Networking Index, which is a pretty reliable source of internet traffic reporting. Global traffic will quadruple, by 2015, with Asia’s traffic generation overtaking North America. Which is cool, but less cool than the stuff they say about traffic in South Africa, which is after the jump.
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The Economist Punts Trevor Manuel As IMF Successor
23 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
What with IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn jailed on sex assault charges, there’s speculation about who’ll be replacing him. Calls from non-European countries to instate a non-European head have become increasingly vocal, especially after French Strauss-Kahn’s shenanigans – so it’s interesting that The Economist looked to Trevor Manuel, among others, as a potential succcessor.
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South Africa’s Economy Equivalent To Maryland’s, Apparently
25 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
So this is pretty cool! Sort of. If you find random bits of information that you can start awkward conversations with cool. And you should. You really should. The folks at The Economist put together a map of the USA that matches each state with an economically comparable nation, using GDP to measure. And we match with Maryland!
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