Tag: Economic Development
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18 Sep 23 NewsAgri SA warns govt’s interference amid food price dilemma could have detrimental long-term effects (Engineering News)
Industry body Agri SA has warned that government interferen...
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25 Jul 23 NewsR78.9m disbursed to citrus growers under the economic transformation programme (Engineering News)
Over the past three years, more than R161.3-million in funding has been approved ...
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21 Jul 23 NewsDemand aggregation, pricing clarity, standardisation needed to drive hydrogen infrastructure investment (Engineering News)
Infrastructure is needed to enable the global energy tra...
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14 Jun 23 NewsRising global demand for South African vegetables (FreshPlaza)
The National Agricultural Marketing Council hosted a workshop on South Africa’s fresh produce chain today in which...
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12 Jun 23 NewsChina is SA’s largest BRICS trading partner (IOL)
China is South Africa’s largest trading partner, both overall and within the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Af...
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07 Jun 23 NewsIMF Executive Board Concludes 2023 Article IV Consultation with South Africa
South Africa’s strong economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is petering out. Growth moderated...
Egypt and the AfCFTA – an opportunity for diversifying manufacturing exports and regional value chain participation
22 May 23 PublicationsEgypt’s total global trade in goods was US$ was just over US$ 114 billion (9% of GDP) in 2021 of which 64% was imports (down from 69% in 2020). Both imports and exports have incr...
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06 Apr 23 NewsRamaphosa proposes committee for logistics crisis of ‘catastrophic proportions’ (Engineering News)
During a meeting with key exporters on Wednesday night, President Cyril Rama...
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23 Mar 23 NewsPrivate energy sector participation could improve SA’s growth outlook – IMF (SAnews)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) believes that South Africa’s implementation o...
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21 Mar 23 NewsUK and Kenya hold first-ever Economic Partnership Agreement Council to secure jobs and increase trade (GOV.UK)
On Tuesday 21 March, Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Investments, ...
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21 Feb 23 NewsAgriculture growth projects stalled by load shedding crisis (IOL)
Further deterioration in the electricity crisis has been a major cause of delay in the implementation of agr...
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16 Jan 23 NewsEconomic growth facing challenges – Godongwana (SAnews)
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says international and local challenges continue to pose as obstacles in the growth of ...
Why We Need to Promote African Value Chain Industrialisation Now That the AfCFTA Is Here
23 Dec 22 BlogThe ways in which developing countries industrialised post the industrial revolution have drawn attention from scholars for decades. The ‘Asian tigers’ are a group of South-Eas...
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22 Nov 22 NewsLocal news
Poultry industry jitters over extension to US anti-dumping tariffs (IOL)
The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) will have to continue to “take one for the team...
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04 Oct 22 NewsLocal news
Brand SA to host the 6th Annual Nation Brand Forum aimed at rebuilding the economy (BizNews)
This year’s Nation Brand Forum will be held from the 4th to 6th of Octob...
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14 Jul 22 NewsLocal news
Ukraine-Russia conflict provides SA and Angolan Companies with opportunity to collaborate - Chamber President (the dtic)
Both the South African and Angolan economies a...
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24 May 22 NewsLocal news
Perfect storm has hit this industry in South Africa – and in turn, consumers (BusinessTech)
South Africa is staring down the barrel of yet another huge fuel hike in ...
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16 May 22 NewsLocal news
Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mail & Guardian)
The local mining industry is thriving, but infrastructure needs to be improved and changes need to be made for...
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13 May 22 NewsCountry news
All at sea over the Russian crude oil headed to SA, except copper-bottomed Transnet Port Authority (Daily Maverick)
A Liberia-flagged tanker carrying crude oil from ...
Economic Growth and the Environment – Is Green Growth Possible?
21 Apr 22 BlogThe idea that we need to decouple economic growth and resource use is promoted by a number of high-level policies, including the European Green Deal and the United Nations Sustaina...