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Haroon Bhorat (1986G) Appointed one of president's Economic Advisors

President Cyril Ramaphosa's new economic advisory council was announced recently, among which was OD Haroon Bhorat (1986G)
17 Oct 2019
Congratulations and Awards
President Cyril Ramaphosa's new economic advisory council
President Cyril Ramaphosa's new economic advisory council
Congratulations to Haroon Bhorat, on being selected as one of the new economic advisors for President Cyril Ramaphosa. Haroon is a professor of economics and Director of the Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town. Bhorat could be described as a development economist. His research covers labour economics, poverty and income distribution.

 




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