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11 Nov 2010
 
 
SA to inject equity of R20bn into Eskom
ESKOM FUNDING
The South African government's announcement that it will sell assets to raise R20-billion that will be injected into Eskom as equity has been described as the final piece of the power utility's...
 
 
05 Nov 2010
 
Gordhan keeps inflow-tax power dry
REAL ECONOMY: ECONOMIC POLICY
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan used the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), released last Wednesday, to outline some of the fiscal and monetary measures that will be deployed by the South...
 
 
04 Nov 2010
 
R15bn DBSA loan another key step in closing Eskom's funding gap
ESKOM FINANCING
State-owned power utility Eskom has described the R15-billion loan facility extended to it by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) as another important step in closing its remaining...
 
 
28 Oct 2010
 
R350bn in guarantees opens way for big Eskom bond assault, bankers appointed
ESKOM FUNDING
Confirmation by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan of an additional R174-billion in government guarantees for Eskom forms part of a bigger funding package for the State-owned power utility, which is...
 
 
27 Oct 2010
 
SA to step up forex purchases to weaken rand, relaxes controls
MTBPS
Fiscal and monetary measures will be used by the South African authorities to deal with the resurgent rand, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan confirmed in the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement...
 
 
18 Jun 2010
 
 
 
Daily podcast - June 18, 2010
PODCAST
In today's podcast, researchers say that SA's economy will benefit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup; a study shows that the world's oceans are choking on carbon dioxide, threatening deadly changes;...
 
 
World Cup expected to give SA economy a boost
WORLD CUP
While there have been doubts about whether the 2010 FIFA World Cup would benefit South Africa as much as had been expected, researchers from JPMorgan and Deloitte were positive that the tournament...
 
 
14 May 2010
 
Roadshows to be real test of Kusile’s partnering potential
REAL ECONOMY: ESKOM FUNDING
There is much market scepticism about whether there is any appetite among private investors for a minority stake in the R142-billion Kusile power station project, which is being built by South...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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