09/30/2021
The national savings rate increased from 16.6% in the first quarter to 18% in the three months through June, according to the South African Reserve Bank’s Quarterly Bulletin published on Tuesday.
09/30/2021
The survey approached 3,000 companies (2,100 in the formal economy and 900 in the informal) and achieved a response rate of 98.8%.
09/28/2021
National Bank of Egypt maintains its top spot in North Africa in our annual ranking of Africa's Top 100 Banks, while North African banks occupy 45 places in the Top 100.
09/28/2021
“Markets shouldn’t be concerned or very worried about people leaving,” Director-General Dondo Mogajane said in an interview on 23 September.
09/27/2021
A price increase of almost 20% in six months - that's impressive.
09/23/2021
The cost-to-income ratio measures the cost of running a business as a proportion of operating income, and lower ratios indicate a more profitable business.
09/21/2021
A full 97% of issuers in the region who responded to the HSBC 2021 Sustainable Finance and Investing Survey said they had increased the attention that they pay to environmental and social issues over the past year
09/21/2021
63% of companies have adopted hybrid-work models
09/21/2021
The South African hedge fund industry has seen significant changes over the last six years.
09/20/2021
The decline in short-term credit extensions also coincided with a decline in economy-wide sales, employment and taxes.
09/20/2021
The recovery of the bank's profits, some to much better-than-expected levels in the first half of 2021, came down to better economic performance, especially in sectors like mining.
09/17/2021
Following a rebasing and benchmarking exercise by Stats SA last month, the South African economy contracted 6.4% in 2020 and not 7% as reported previously.
09/13/2021
Most of the loans from the World Bank were also tied to a programme or an infrastructure project.
09/13/2021
“For South Africans battling longer-term illness due to mental illness, disability insurance can be a crucial financial aid to long-term recovery and well-being.”
09/10/2021
From a South African perspective, there have also been substantial changes in the tax system over the last 20 years.
09/10/2021
This event will affect capital flows to the emerging market economies, but the impact could be less severe if commodity prices remain relatively firm and the global recovery continues.
09/08/2021
The SS&C Intralinks Deal Flow Predictor forecasts the number of future M&A announcements by tracking early-stage M&A activity
09/07/2021
Indeed, Covid-19 has played spoilsport in the economic growth of the country, and for the entire world.
09/07/2021
However, the confidence levels of middle-income households, earning between R2,500 and R20,000 per month, slipped further from -9 to -10 index points.
09/06/2021
It will have five major divisions: banking, insurance, investment, property and agriculture.