Tag: Global economy

Domestic, country-related news SA economy grows by 1.2% in fourth quarter of 2021 (SAnews) Trade grew by at least 2.9%, manufacturing recorded an increase of about 2.8%, personal...

Country-related news Poultry industry winning battle against unfair trade (Farmer’s Weekly) The fight against unfair competition and illegal imports is starting to reap benefit...

Country-related news SA automotive industry developments boost optimism for manufacturing sector (Bizcommunity) The amended Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP) reg...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is an unprovoked act of aggression and producing a humanitarian catastrophe. It has caused the biggest international crisis since the end of the Col...

Country-related news Impact on SA trade with Russia minimal: BUSA (East Coast Radio) In a statement released on Tuesday, Busa said it is “gravely concerned” about the situati...

Country-related news TFR to release tender in April for take-or-pay access to container corridors (Engineering News) Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) will release a request for propos...

Country-related news Smuggling of Illegal Consignments of Clothing into South Africa Presents Ongoing Threat to the Viability of South Africa’s Clothing Industry (GlobeNewswire)...

Country-related news Imbalanced playing field trips up SA’s trade ambitions, Parliament hears (News24) The Department of Trade and Industry blamed capacity challenges at the Wo...

Country-related news How South Africa can advance reforms to achieve its climate goals (IMF) In our recent review of South Africa’s economy we explore how to raise growth, redu...

Country-related news Trade conditions on an upward trend, Sacci survey shows (Engineering News) Trade conditions continued to improve in January after an uncertain second half of...

Country-related news New gas report says LNG pathway ‘optimal’ for South Africa as it lower stranded-asset risk (Engineering News) A new report on ‘The role of gas in South...

Country-related news SARS Customs scales up digital transformation (SAnews) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) Customs division will scale up digital transformation and inc...

Country-related news Mantashe: SA must oppose ‘investment killing’ foreign-funded lobby (Engineering News) South Africa must oppose a foreign-funded anti-development agenda i...

Country-related news Investments worth more than R26bn in SA’s ocean economy unveiled (Moneyweb) A package of investments worth more than R26 billion in South Africa’s oceans...

Country news Anxious times for South African citrus (Fruitnet) With the start of the new South African citrus season only two months away, there is still no clarity on the negoti...

Country news South African economy likely to revert to pre-pandemic levels in 2022: World Bank (Financial Express) South Africa’s economy is likely to grow by 2.1 per cent in 2...

Trade data updates Solid SA trade surplus surprises, but rand takes hit (Fin24) South Africa recorded a trade surplus of R35.83 billion in November, from a revised surplus of R27...

In the standard model of world trade, which is taught to first year students around the world, the patterns of world trade are fixed and unchangeable. Ricardo’s classic model of ...

National Another record export season for SA citrus, but picture not as rosy as it seems (Fin24) Although the Southern African citrus industry is celebrating another record ...

National CSIR’s initial circular economy study shows potential to create economy-wide value (Engineering News) The initial findings from the Council for Scientific and Industri...