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The IMF's $4bn loan for South Africa: the pros, cons and potential pitfalls
29th July 2020 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a R70-billion (US$4.3-billion) loan for South Africa to help the country manage the immediate... →
April economic activity suffered record collapse, worse than global financial crisis - Reserve Bank data
By: News24Wire 22nd July 2020 South Africa's GDP contraction could be the worst on record – outdoing that of the global financial crisis of 2008, according to Investec chief... →
Africa’s youth bulge alone won’t deliver economic growth
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th March 2020 The belief that Africa’s burgeoning population – set to rise from 1.3-billion to two-billion by 2040 – is a boon runs deep on the continent. It’s... →
Lack Luster Business Confidence in December
9th January 2020 Although the BCI remained virtually unchanged at 93.1 in December 2019 if compared to 92.7 in November 2019, the BCI was 2.1 index points below the... →
Water, land reform concerns weigh on agriculture sector's confidence 
By: Simone Liedtke 5th December 2019 The Agricultural Business Chamber and the Industrial Development Corporation Agribusiness Confidence Index declined from 46 points in the third... →
Competition Commission Releases the Final Report of Data Services Market Inquiry
5th December 2019 On Monday, 2 December 2019, the Competition Commission published the final report in relation to its Data Services Market Inquiry. The inquiry was... →
Difficult Business Climate
11th September 2019 The BCI for August 2019 declined to 89.1 from 92.0 in July 2019 – a decrease of 2.9 index points. It is exactly 1 index point above the lowest ever... →
dti: Minister Ebrahim Patel Welcomes The Multi-Million Rail Composite Manufacturing Plant Launch
19th July 2019 The Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Ebrahim Patel, has welcomed the R50 million investment launch by BFG Africa Rail in the Advanced... →
