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09 Apr 2021Daily NewsNational trade and trade-related news
SA ranked top global business services sector location (SAnews)
South Africa has been ranked as the top global business services sector loca...
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08 Apr 2021Daily NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Government welcomes IMF’s update on SA economy (SAnews)
Government has welcomed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) revised upward g...
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07 Apr 2021Daily NewsNational trade and trade-related news
IMF forecasts South Africa’s GDP will grow 3.1% in 2021 (BusinessTech)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published its latest Worl...
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06 Apr 2021Daily NewsNational trade and trade-related news
South Africa: Small businesses want more help from dept, Sefa amid COVID storm (Eyewitness News)
The COVID-19 SMME Debt Relief Fund is regar...
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01 Apr 2021Daily NewsNational trade and trade-related news
Trade surplus increases as export growth outpaces imports (News24)
The South African Revenue Services (SARS) on Wednesday issued the latest ...
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31 Mar 2021Daily NewsNational trade and trade-related news
South Africa records FDI inflows in 2020; sales of bonds and equities soar (Engineering News)
South Africa recorded foreign direct investmen...
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30 Mar 2021Daily NewsNational trade and trade-related news
South African President Ramaphosa calls on WTO to allow countries manufacture vaccines locally (CGTN Africa)
South Africa’s President Cyri...
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29 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Minister Patel calls for partnerships at BRICS South African Manufacturing Conference (the dtic)
South Africa must rebuild its manufacturing strength to be able to ...
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26 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
South Africa's R1 trillion infrastructure drive gathers pace (TechCentral)
South Africa’s Infrastructure Fund, which is spearheading government efforts to se...
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25 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Countdown for compliance with Protection of Personal Information Act (SAnews)
With less than 100 days for public and private bodies to be compliant with the Pr...
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23 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Saving SA’s poultry industry (SAnews)
For the last decade, poultry production in South Africa has been static - despite the fact that consumption has continued to...
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22 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Business Unity South Africa calls for increased engagement with WTO
Industry organisation Business Unity South Africa and other business associations, representing ...
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19 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Intra-african Trade in the Spotlight at Joint Meeting of Trade and Industry and International Relations - Parliament of South Africa
A joint meeting of the portfoli...
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17 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
South African logistics industry battles to regain momentum (Sea News)
While there has been a slight uptick in domestic and international cargo traffic in recent we...
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16 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Consumer protection bodies reminded of mandate (SAnews)
Trade, Industry and Competition Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina has reminded regulators with consumer prote...
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15 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Imports pick up as trade recovers in fourth quarter, according to Reserve Bank data (News24)
South Africa’s current account balance remained in surplus territory ...
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12 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
State ponders issuing SI over AfCFTA trading (Daily Mail Zambia)
Government will soon issue a statutory instrument (SI) under the Customs and Excise Act to pav...
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10 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Container shortage in South Africa (Fruitnet)
Almost exactly one year after major disruptions to exports through the port of Cape Town, and other ports in the count...
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09 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
The SA economy shrank by 7% in 2020 (Creamer Media’s Engineering News)
The South African economy contracted by 7% during 2020, as expected given the unprece...
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08 Mar 2021Daily NewsCountry focus
Angola: IMF Hails Angola's Economic Reforms Amid Covid-19 (All Africa)
Despite the effects of Covid-19 on all economies in the world, the Angolan government had alr...
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