Forget the politics, say advisors

An overpriced rand and government protectionism block foreign direct investment and economic growth. That is the view of a team of Harvard University economists, who are advising the government on its Accelerated Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa (ASGI-SA). Its target is to halve unemployment and poverty by 2014 - and to boost growth to 6% by 2010.

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Robert Lawrence, Malaysia, China, India

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