Commercial tax evasion has cost emerging economies trillions of dollars, but even they are guilty of doing it.

Weakening trade conditions have added to the pressure on Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus to drop the repo rate this week.

Trade conditions in September turned positive, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Tuesday.

Current trade conditions dipped in August, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Wednesday.

Trade conditions have tightened, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) said on Tuesday.