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19 May 2013
                       
 
 
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07 Feb 2013
 
 
SA manufacturing output up 2% in Dec, below expectations
MANUFACTURING
Yearly growth in South Africa’s manufacturing production fell to 2% in December 2012 from 3.7% in the previous month and was below market expectations of 2.9%. Although subdued, seven of the ten...
 
 
02 Nov 2012
 
Rand seen under pressure for rest of year
CURRENCY OUTLOOK
South Africa's rand was a touch softer against the dollar on Friday and unlikely to break out of present ranges as concerns about waning economic growth keep rand bulls largely in check. Government...
 
 
02 Oct 2012
 
SA vulnerable to shifting sentiment as current account deficit widens
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Fixed investment, driven by public sector projects, has been the fastest-growing domestic expenditure sector in South Africa for four consecutive quarters, Absa Capital noted in its latest...
 
 
17 Jul 2012
 
SA growth forecast lowered as world economy struggles
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Weaker recovery in the world economy over the past three months has seen the International Monetary Fund (IMF) slightly lowering South Africa’s growth forecast for 2012 to 2.6% from 2.7%...
 
 
27 Jun 2012
 
Despite economic weakness, current commodity slump ‘disproportionate’
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Recent sharp falls in commodity prices are “disproportionately” large when compared with prevailing weaknesses in the global economy and a number of prices are, thus, likely to recover during...
 
 
06 Apr 2012
 
Shift the focus
REAL ECONOMY: POWER & GROWTH
Besides the immediate period ahead of the FIFA 2010 World Cup, much of the emphasis in the power sector in recent years has been on the surging prices rather than on the supply-side threats. This...
 
 
28 Mar 2012
 
 
 
Daily podcast – March 28, 2012
PODCAST
South Africa’s power supply constraint has the potential to act as a “hand brake” on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth outlook and is an “underappreciated” downside...
 
 
27 Mar 2012
 
SA power constraint an ‘underappreciated’ growth threat
POWER & GROWTH
South Africa’s power supply constraint has the potential to act as a “hand brake” on the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth outlook and is an “underappreciated” downside...
 
 
15 Dec 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – December 15, 2011
PODCAST
The contribution of South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors is likely to remain weak in 2012, Absa Capital argued in its latest quarterly economic outlook, in which the bank also cut it...
 
 
14 Dec 2011
 
 
 
Mining, manufacturing to remain a drag on SA’s growth in 2012
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The contribution of South Africa’s mining and manufacturing sectors is likely to remain weak in 2012, Absa Capital argued in its latest quarterly economic outlook, in which the bank also cut its...
 
 
30 Sep 2011
 
News this week
UPDATE
Thirteen Pretoria advocates who "mounted the steed of greed" and milked the Road Accident Fund will have to pay back more than R15.6-million of their ill-gotten gains, the High Court in Pretoria...
 
 
29 Sep 2011
 
Bank cuts SA growth outlook, says stimulus may be needed to preserve growth
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Banking group Absa Capital, which has typically maintained a more optimistic view of South Africa's growth prospects than many other commentators, has not only lowered it growth forecast for 2011...
 
 
15 Apr 2011
 
Confidence key to liberating record cash hoarding by firms
REAL ECONOMY: INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
News that South Africa’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to a 13-month high in March is hopefully an early signal that real confidence is beginning to return to some sections of the...
 
 
14 Apr 2011
 
News this week
UPDATE
Africa needs $480-billion for infrastructure development over the next ten years, President Jacob Zuma says. "Over the next ten years, Africa will need $480-billion for infrastructure development,...
 
 
07 Apr 2011
 
 
 
Daily podcast – April 7, 2011
PODCAST
A healthy economic recovery in South Africa requires more than the consumer, and business investment will be needed to create some symmetry, Absa Capital head of research Jeff Gable said, Passports...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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