Business Confidence
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Business confidence dips on the back policy uncertainty
The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s business confidence index fell in April and May, ahead of the elections, snapping a rally that dated back to November 2023
Investment 2024: SA a ‘hard sell’ as growth continues to falter
Investors will struggle to look beyond the country’s energy and logistics crises
Little fires everywhere as SA comes to terms with economic decline
As the deteriorating economic conditions threaten to ignite another bout of social upheaval, we should consider our options for a co-ordinated blaze
Ramaphosa’s economy remains a work in progress
The government has struggled to claw back business confidence after the state capture years.
Can China save its economic miracle?
While hopes are high that China will return to growth after ending its zero-Covid policy, it still faces many economic challenges
Don’t read too much into GDP growth spurt
Growth in the third quarter is encouraging, but analysts have cautioned against viewing the data as a sign of the economy’s improved health
A year after the riots, South Africa is a tinderbox waiting to be lit
Some of the conditions in which the July unrest occurred have abated but others, such as the spiralling cost of living, have worsened
2022: A return to normality or more economic uncertainty?
Covid-19 cast the economy adrift, but a less punishing new phase of the pandemic could set it back on track
Post-riot township economy is uncertain, but established investors won’t leave easily
July’s violence and looting dealt a blow to business confidence
Riots cause Reserve Bank to revise growth expectations
Last week’s violence will likely slow South Africa’s economic growth, the central bank’s monetary policy committee said on Thursday afternoon
Destruction hits business confidence
An already low sentiment will be set back by the Covid-19 pandemic, thin reforms and this week’s violence
Zuma riots and looting hit the rand, jeopardise economic recovery
Any gains made at the beginning of the year could be undone as the protests and the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown threaten business confidence
Economy’s signs of life mean little for the poor
GDP growth may be encouraging but it doesn’t mean much for SA’s millions of unemployed
Mergers and acquisitions in a tough economic time
Often, owners of struggling businesses agree gladly to being bought out
SA, as an emerging market currency, has reason to fear a Brexit
If the pound takes a major tumble, British banks could call in debts and cause the rand to weaken.