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Economic and regulatory impact assessments


Economic and regulatory impact assessments

Overview

Government policies and interventions create complex trade-offs. Changes in policies, laws and regulations, and active interventions, create both positive and negative impacts as well as winners and losers. We support governments and regulators across Africa to make the best regulatory decisions based on rigorous regulatory impact assessments

Our assessments are founded on holistic data-driven impact analysis (cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis or multi-criteria analysis), expert stakeholder engagement facilitation, and customised regulatory and non-regulatory solutions co-designed with our clients.

In the private sector, we are leaders in helping to measure and articulate the social, economic and environmental value created (or destroyed) by a company, sector or investment. To do so we conduct extensive economic impact assessments, using a range of impact measurement techniques. These draw on market analysis, stakeholder engagement and surveys, and economic modeling.

In many cases, our public policy advisory relies on the objective analysis provided by our independent economic and regulatory impact assessments.

Projects

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    Can stronger laws prevent corporate scandals?

    The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) commissioned Genesis Analytics to undertake an independent regulatory impact assessment (RIA) on nine issues relating to the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008.

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    Extractives industry: How does disclosure in SA compare?

    The international secretariat of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) contracted Genesis Analytics to prepare a research report to inform the secretariat’s outreach activities in relation to a potential candidature application by South Africa.

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    Mapping SA health research to inform global partnerships

    Wellcome contracted Genesis Analytics to provide a landscape mapping and analysis of important South African actors in health research, funding, interventions and advocacy to inform Wellcome’s South African policy strategy.

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    Are 'sin taxes' on alcohol appropriate?

    Genesis was approached by a major alcohol manufacturer and distributor to assess the appropriateness of excise tax as a tool to reduce harmful consumption of alcohol and to raise revenue for the state.

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    What should be bank's stand on radical land reform?

    Land reform is the most pressing social and political issue in South Africa. Genesis was approached by a Big Four bank to formulate its official position on land reform, especially on the question of land expropriation without compensation.

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    Strengthening South Africa’s National Lottery governing act

    Genesis was contracted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) to provide a regulatory impact assessment of selected provisions identified in the Lotteries Act.

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    Working on a solution to turn around South Africa’s rust belt

    The CEOs’ Initiative, a grouping of 60 top CEOs, asked Genesis Analytics to diagnose the challenges in the Vaal region and come up with a solution. Our team worked with the government and big businesses in the region to design a rejuvenation plan.

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    Rethinking black ownership models in SA mines

    Genesis was asked by a global mining company to conceptualise a new future for black equity ownership in the South African mining sector.

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    Socio-economic impact of debt forgiveness Bill

    Genesis was appointed by the dti (on behalf of Parliament) to undertake an independent socio-economic impact assessment of the National Credit Amendment Bill 2018, a separate debt review regulatory regime and process for a defined lower-income segment, called debt intervention.

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