South Africa: Selected Issues
December 2, 2004
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This Selected Issues paper reviews the status and potential impacts of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. It draws on demographic projections and economic studies, and summarizes the official policy response and actions taken by the nongovernmental and business communities. It presents some stylized facts on property price developments in South Africa, and reviews briefly the link between asset price developments and economic activity. It also looks at the ability of policymakers to identify asset price booms.
Subject: Asset prices, Balance of payments, Capital flows, Foreign direct investment, Health, HIV and AIDS, Housing prices, Prices
Keywords: Africa, Aids, AIDS awareness, asset price booms, Asset prices, Capital flows, cost, CR, customs duty, Foreign direct investment, Global, HIV and AIDS, ISCR, portfolio flow, reserve, reserve holding
Pages:
82
Volume:
2004
DOI:
Issue:
379
Series:
Country Report No. 2004/379
Stock No:
1ZAFEA0042004
ISBN:
9781451841022
ISSN:
1934-7685
