Research

“Everything that we do must have a factual basis. Our strategies, approaches and plans must be informed
by facts and statistics”
Alan Campbell, FABCOS Chief Operations Officer

 

The research unit allows FABCOS to deliver informed comment about business trends, government policies and legislation. Failed policy can be flagged and amendments proposed while successful policy can be supported. To enable this FABCOS has established formal relationships with research institutions that provide access to research information and that do commissioned research for the organization. Our advocacy work is immensely strengthened by the input from the following organizations:

• The South African Institute of Race Relations is the leading independent research and policy organization in South Africa. Established in 1929 the Institute has a proud record of conducting and publishing cutting edge research and policy critiques. The Institute publishes widely on education, the economy, business, employment, crime, demographics, health, welfare, and politics. The bulk of the material published is based on hard factual data and not on the personal opinions of the authors. In doing so the Institute considers a uniquely wide spectrum of the factors that contribute to the current state of South Africa.

 

• The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) focuses primarily on the SA macro-economy and selected economic sectors. For over 55 years, it has been monitoring economic trends and identifying and analyzing the forces, both local and international that affect South African business. With this invaluable perspective, the BER can assist both private and public sector clients to make difficult decisions on economic issues. The BER’s respected economic analysis and forecasting services are used by a wide range of clients, ranging from small to medium up to very large private companies, as well as public sector bodies and NGO’s. Financial and investment companies, local and overseas banking groups, multilateral organizations and academic bodies, all can draw on the impartial economic information available from the BER.

 

• The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) is an independent policy research and advocacy organisation. It is one of South Africa’s leading development think tanks, focusing on critical national development issues and their relationship to economic growth and democratic consolidation. Through examining South African realities and international experience, CDE formulates practical policy proposals outlining ways in which South Africa can tackle major social and economic challenges. CDE has a special focus on the role of business and markets in development.

 

• Established at the request of senior policy-makers of the new Government in 1996, Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) is an independent, non-profit economic research institution. TIPS is active in both the South African and Southern African economic policy arenas and co-ordinates a wide network of established researchers. TIP’s aim is to remain responsive to the local policy environment, government and other clients’ research and information needs; to deliver high-quality, policy-relevant research; and to maintain an overt and strong interest in public policy in the areas associated with developing country economic policy.

 

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