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NOW Ep2: Public wage dispute – who will blink first?

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In the second episode of No Ordinary Wednesday with Jeremy Maggs: Investec treasury economist Tertia Jacobs and labour law specialist Andrew Levy unpack the thorny issue of the public sector wage bill | Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop unpacks the latest GDP numbers | Head of sales for lending at Investec For Business, Itumeleng Merafe answers this week’s burning question – why should inflation matter to the equity markets? Submit your questions at investec.com/now
9 Jun 2021 English South Africa Business · Investing

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