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The Reserve Bank is worried about Russia-linked sanctions – but a lot more worried about Eskom
By: News24Wire 28th June 2023 A year ago, the South African Reserve Bank was keeping an eye on what it mostly referred to as the "Russia-Ukraine conflict" in a general kind of... →
Restoring confidence in South Africa is the key to growth
27th June 2023 Two weeks ago, Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, said we should all draw inspiration from the fact that the economy had grown at an... →
SA cannot afford not to have a basic income grant as millions languish in poverty – GOOD party
By: News24Wire 26th June 2023 Political party GOOD says South Africans should stop asking if the country can afford a basic income grant and instead ask if the nation can afford... →
Everything is being done to stop investment in the future
8th June 2023 Failure to provide conditions for growth has spread to every sector. Despite rhetoric to the contrary, SA does not have a growth strategy. We have... →
Nigeria’s security situation has got worse: what Tinubu’s administration needs to do about it
6th June 2023 Nigeria’s new president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has promised to make security a top priority of his administration. In his inaugural speech he... →
BLSA CEO's Weekly Newsletter - 5 June 2023
5th June 2023 Business has every interest in seeing universal health coverage in South Africa, but it must be sustainable, and provided in a way that best uses... →
Ghana and the IMF have struck a deal, but hard choices lie ahead
31st May 2023 In mid-May 2023 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) finally approved a US$3-billion 36-month arrangement with Ghana. It immediately disbursed the... →
Private equity firms rise above global economic stress
17th May 2023 New and amended legislation and economic pressures across Southern Africa are resulting in new opportunities as well as structural changes in the... →