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David Shapiro - Stark contrast between Evergrande disaster and sublime ASML

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South Africa’s favourite stockbroker, David Shapiro, is in full flight here, providing context on the two big investment stories of the week - liquidation of China’s gigantic property developer Evergrande and continued rise of the world’s chipmaking colossus ASML. The discussion with BizNews editor Alec Hogg shows the stark contrasts between the corporations, something that can be expanded to the economic systems where they operate - the disaster of central control and sublime delivery of free enterprise.
31 Jan 2024 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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