ACTSA in conjunction with the Institute Of Directors (IOD) are proud to present the following Breakfast:
Downturns, Disinflation And Deleveraging -- The Impact On South Africa
What are the implications of the global recession for SA? Join us as we take a look at how the world's financial crisis has challenged the outlook for emerging countries and also challenged perceived "self-evident truths" in the past few quarters.
With specific focus on South Africa, we try to ascertain the likely depth and length of the current downturn, as well as the nature of the economic recovery we can expect in a changing global environment. What "lessons" can we heed for the future -- in particular, what "warning bells" should we look for next time.
Jean-Francois Mercier is a director and an economist within Citigroup's economic and market analysis (EMA) department, and has been based in Johannesburg since early 2007. Mr Mercier joined Citigroup in August 1989 in London, as an EMA analyst. His current responsibilities include the coverage of economic, policy and financial market issues in South Africa. Previously, he was mainly involved in coverage of the euro area and Switzerland. He also wrote extensively about the French economy.
Born in Mont-de-Marsan, France, Mr Mercier is a graduate of the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (Paris), with a major focus on economics, finance and management. He obtained an MSc (economics) from the London School of Economics.
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