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New SAA deal could taint Pretoria's reform agenda

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SOUTH AFRICA

It also raises questions about President Cyril Ramaphosa’s reform plan for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), crucial to growth prospects and the restoration of public finances, as…

South Africa's SAA points to wider reform headaches

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SOUTH AFRICA

Uncertainty persists over SAA’s turnaround strategy, as well as that for other ailing SOEs including arms manufacturer Denel and the Land Bank. Operational problems at troubled…

Unions could complicate Ramaphosa’s social compact

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SOUTH AFRICA

While details are scant, the 'social compact' reportedly includes clearer deliverables than previous recovery plans. However, fears persist over government capacity to deliver and…

South African budget plans may prove too ambitious

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, the MTBPS relies even more heavily on getting powerful public-sector unions to agree to unprecedented wage freezes over the next three years, putting its credibility in…

South Africa’s Zuma will limp on as ANC splits further

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SOUTH AFRICA

Earlier this month, the South African Council of Churches (SACC) and the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) released separate reports alleging a corrosive process of ‘state…

South Africa’s national airline faces key reform test

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SOUTH AFRICA

SAA business rescue.

Jokowi’s haste could hinder effort to boost investment

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INDONESIA

Indonesia's proposed omnibus laws.

Cross-border ASEAN trade union cooperation to grow

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ASEAN

ASEAN integration and labour unions.

Leaner EU regulation would delight business

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EU

The European Commission's plan to lessen the burden of regulation.

Australia's new labour reforms strengthen employees

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AUSTRALIA

Many of the changes were part of Labor’s election campaign in May, and others followed the government’s job summit in September, but last-minute changes involved multi-employer…