Mike schussler

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Award-winning economist Mike Schüssler passes away (Independent Online)

Mike Schüssler, the award winning South African economist, passed away Tuesday morning in Johannesburg, Gauteng. The cause was cancer, said his wife, Greta ...

“Mike was widely regarded as one of the best economists of South Africa,” Joubert said. Independent economist and former colleague Ulrich Joubert described him as the “Zeus” of South African economics. Schüssler, named the ‘South African Economist of the Year’ twice, held a Master’s in economics.

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Renowned SA economist Mike Schüssler has died (News24)

Gavin Kelly, the CEO of the Road Freight Association, where Schüssler worked as an economist, said on Tuesday morning that he learnt about the death from ...

Schüssler founded Economists.co.za in 2005. Kelly said in a statement that Schüssler was battling with his health. SA inflation lower than world inflation for 1st time in 18 years.

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We've lost our 'uncle in the economics business' (Moneyweb.co.za)

It is with great sadness that I heard of Mike Schüssler's passing this morning. He was one of the best economists in South Africa and a friend of many years ...

The meeting was hastily rescheduled for the next day, and when we eventually sat down at a conference table, Mike unambiguously expressed his extreme dismay with Wesgro’s conduct and equalled it to poor service delivery. Many years ago, Mike and I worked on publishing several provincial Business Barometers. They were specially designed indices which measured economic activity levels in various provinces around the country. It is in an annexure other people do not read.” He also did not always follow the middle road. For example, during a debate on television once he quoted numerous economic indicators from a decade before to nullify another participant’s argument. They were views from left field which may have, and correctly so, influenced policy formulation.

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Leading SA economist Mike Schüssler dies of cancer (TimesLIVE)

Well-known SA economist Mike Schussler has died after a short battle with cancer.

Mike Schüssler bore this burden with distinction and was forthright about the policy-induced problems facing the SA economy and society. “The burden of a good economist is seeing the otherwise unseen and unforeseen harms of active government and state intervention. So sad to hear about the passing of Mike Schussler,good friend and consulting economist to Brenthurst, after short battle with cancer. A mensch.” A friend. Was a truly gifted economist and communicator on technical issues. He was a wonderful friend. He was popular for his insights on radio and other media, crunching financial data to inform ordinary people. Condolences to wife Greta and family. A loss we couldn’t afford. May he rest in peace. “He had a huge knowledge of music, his collection had very old Afrikaans music to the most recent rap music, he had everything,”

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Cancer claims life of well-known economist Mike Schussler (Jacaranda FM)

Renowned economist and energy expert Mike Schussler has passed away.

He understood people and that made him a wonderful economist.” “Mike was a big man, physically a huge man with a tiny heart. My dearest, kindest and most wonderful husband Mike Schussler passed away this morning after a very short battle with cancer.

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Tributes pour in for late SA economist Mike Schüssler (Citizen)

South Africans have reacted to the news of Mike Schüssler's death. Economics and finance sector remembers a 'truly gifted economist.'

RIP my old friend,” said Heystek. According to Fin24, Schüssler founded Economists.co.za in 2005. According to the site, Schüssler won South African Economist of the Year twice since 2005 and came fourth in 2010 in the Reuters economic competition.

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Economist Mike Schüssler passes away (MyBroadband)

Renowned economist Mike Schüssler has passed away, his colleagues have revealed. Road Freight Association CEO Gavin Kelley issued notification of ...

He also developed and provided the industry with the Road Freight Indices. In his last tweet on 17 May, Schüssler said he was fighting cancer. In March, Shüssler posted on Twitter that he was beating cancer.

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Economist Mike Schüssler dies (Business Day)

Fellow economist Dawie Roodt says Schüssler would like to be remembered as a 'people's economist'

Was a truly gifted economist and communicator on technical issues. So sad to hear about the passing of Mike Schussler,good friend and consulting economist to Brenthurst, after short battle with cancer. He was a wonderful friend. Schüssler was a music lover, he said. May he rest in peace. He was popular for his insights on radio and other media, crunching financial data to inform ordinary people.

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Tributes pour in for Mike Schüssler (BizNews)

Mike Schüssler, well-known economist and founder of economists.co.za died on Tuesday 24 May 2022 after a short, brave fight against cancer.

He was passionate about South Africa and created a niche with the development of the BankservAfrica economic indices. He highlighted in his survey of asset classes that gold had outperformed all others asset classes and was the best over 50 years. “Mike Schüssler has been a partner and a friend to BankservAfrica for many years. Mike has won the South African Economist of the year competition twice, in 2005 and 2007, one of only three economists to have achieved this. In earlier years, he developed provincial economic barometers and more recently the BETI, the BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index, the BPPI, the Private Pensions Index and the BTPI, the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay, which are released on a monthly basis and provides valuable timeous information on the state of the South African economy. As an economist and as a citizen, he will be remembered for his selfless service of sharing information regularly and ensuring its relatedness for each and every South African. He will be sorely missed,” says Jan Pilbauer, CEO of BankservAfrica. As a man, he was gracious and gentle. His career developed towards consultancy in 2000 and in the eight years to 2008, Mike was the chief economic consultant to T-sec (previously known as Tradek.com). With this in-depth experience in the investment industry added, he founded his own independent consultancy economists.co.za in 2005. At economists.co.za Mike’s passion and insight into the economy really came to fruition. As an independent economist, Mike Schüssler was in a class of his own. Mike’s colourful career spans over about 30 years, in which he has excelled in many different sectors of the economy. Beyond his professional career, he was a great person.

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JUST IN: Renowned SA economist Mike Schüssler has died (The South African)

According to reports, Schussler lost his battle with throat cancer. His death was confirmed by his wife Greta Moodie in a moving Facebook post. “I am absolutely ...

He understood people and that made him a wonderful economist.” My dearest, kindest and most wonderful husband Mike Schussler passed away this morning after a very short battle with cancer. “Mike was a big man, physically a huge man with a tiny heart.

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Condolences pour in after death of renowned economist Mike ... (Independent Online)

It was announced on Tuesday morning that Schüssler had passed away after a short, brave fight against cancer at the age of 60.

So sad to hear about the passing of Mike Schussler,good friend and consulting economist to Brenthurst, after short battle with cancer. At economists.co.za, Mike’s passion and insight into the economy really came to fruition. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. As an economist and as a citizen, he will be remembered for his selfless service of sharing information regularly and ensuring its relatedness for each and every business-minded South African. He will be sorely missed.” “UASA takes note of Schüssler’s considerable contribution to the South African economy as an economist and shaping UASA’s economic perspective through researching and presenting the annual UASA South African Employment Report (SAER) for two decades. His forthrightness on SA’s fortunes were sobering and much needed. Condolences to wife Greta and family. He made complex concepts accessible and aided generations of reporters, including me, to tell stories better. Mike Schussler was patient, accessible, kind and generous with his time. Was a truly gifted economist and communicator on technical issues. South Africa has lost a gifted and respected economist today with the passing of Mike Schussler. Our sincere condolences to his friends and family.— IntegriSure (@IntegriSure) May 24, 2022 We hope and pray that they will receive all the support they need during this challenging time,” Moyo further stated.

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Economist Mike Schüssler's passing a huge blow to the industry ... (Eyewitness News)

The financial expert, who lost his battle with cancer, has been remembered as 'the people's economist'.

“He had insight in economics and the reason why is because he had insight into the psyche of humans. The financial expert, who lost his battle with cancer, has been remembered as "the people's economist". The financial expert, who lost his battle with cancer, has been remembered as 'the people's economist'.

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Mike Schüssler: A 'good and clever' man who made complex ... (News24)

He was dubbed the "most quoted economist in the country". Some of his company's clients over the years had included the National Treasury, PwC, Deloitte, the ...

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Well-known economist Mike Schüssler has died (Creamer Media's Engineering News)

Gavin Kelly, the CEO of the Road Freight Association, where Schüssler worked as an economist, said on Tuesday morning that he learnt about the death from ...

Schüssler founded Economists.co.za in 2005. Kelly said in a statement that Schüssler was battling with his health. According to its site, Schüssler has been South African Economist of the Year twice since 2005 and came fourth in 2010 in the Reuters economic competition.

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Mike Schussler brought a dose of cheer to the 'dismal science' of ... (Daily Maverick)

Mike Schussler, a towering figure in the world of South African economics, passed away on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. He was 60.

“He was passionate about South Africa and created a niche with the development of the BankservAfrica economic indices. Before becoming an independent economist and founding the consultancy economists.co.za in 2005, Mike plied the tools of his trade at Transnet, Treasury, FBC Bank, EW Balderson and SAA. Was the South African economy showing signs of stagflation? Mike Schussler, a towering figure in the world of South African economics, passed away on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. More than once, this correspondent asked him questions that betrayed ignorance, but Mike would shine a light on the subject matter that suddenly made it gin-clear. “Mike was a lovely guy.

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Mike Schüssler we are really, really going to miss you - The Money ... (702)

Ray White pays tribute to highly respected economist and regular contributor Mike Schüssler, who passed away on Tuesday morning.

Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More So sad to hear of the passing of— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman) @mikeschussler. Always a pleasure to chat to him to unpack issues way beyond my understanding. So sad to hear about the passing of Mike Schussler,good friend and consulting economist to Brenthurst, after short battle with cancer. He made complex concepts accessible and aided generations of reporters, including me, to tell stories better. Mike Schussler was patient, accessible, kind and generous with his time. You'll find out that you have people in management that will fire a person working at the restaurant for stealing a chicken...

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