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South Africa Economic Profile - May 14, 2013

South Africa Country Update - 2013-05-14

  • Country news
  • May 14, 2013
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Data summary: Global outlook Global outlook   2008 a 2009 a 2010 a 2011 a 2012 b 2013 c 2014 c 2015 c 2016 c 2017 c International assumptions ( %) World GDP growth 1.3 -2.3 3.9 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 EU27 GDP growth 0.2 -4.3 2.1 1.6 -0.3 -0.4 0.8 1.4 1.5 2.1 Sub-Saharan Africa growth 4.9 1.3 ...

South Africa Economic Profile - May 14, 2013

South Africa Country Update - 2013-05-14

  • Country news
  • May 14, 2013
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Data , charts: Quarterly data   2010 2011       2012       4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr General government finance (R m)                 Revenue 171,239 202,009 166,886 170,048 208,060 219,683 194,539 189,101 Expenditure 201,883 202,919 201,601 234,042 220,512 239,540 222,816 ...

Africa Economic Profile - April 30, 2013

Africa Country Update - 2013-04-30

  • Country news
  • Apr 30, 2013
  • by All Africa Global Media

Tomorrow, First May 2013 , South Africans will celebrate Workers' Day, a public holiday observed since 1994. Workers' Day celebrates , recalls the historical struggles of workers, trade unions , other progressive forces to achieve fair employment norms , standards. The 19 years since 1994 have seen the ANC-led government enact various , far reaching legislation to promote , protect th...

South Africa Economic Profile - April 25, 2013

South Africa Country Update - 2013-04-25

  • Country news
  • Apr 25, 2013
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Data , charts: Quarterly data   2010 2011       2012       4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr 4 Qtr 1 Qtr 2 Qtr 3 Qtr General government finance (R m)                 Revenue 171,239 202,009 166,886 170,048 208,060 219,683 194,539 189,101 Expenditure 201,883 202,919 201,601 234,042 220,512 239,540 222,816 ...

South Africa Economic Profile - April 24, 2013

South Africa Country Update - 2013-04-24

  • Country news
  • Apr 24, 2013
  • by Economist Intelligence Unit

Data summary: Global outlook Global outlook   2008 a 2009 a 2010 a 2011 a 2012 b 2013 c 2014 c 2015 c 2016 c 2017 c International assumptions ( %) World GDP growth 1.3 -2.3 3.9 2.6 2.1 2.3 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 EU27 GDP growth 0.2 -4.3 2.1 1.6 -0.3 0.0 1.2 1.5 1.6 2.1 Sub-Saharan Africa growth 4.8 1.2 ...

Zimbabwe Economic Outlook: Declining Inflation Causes Headaches

Declining Inflation Causes Headaches

  • Country news
  • Apr 20, 2013
  • by All Africa Global Media

Zimbabwe's sharply declining inflation rate against a rapidly collapsing productive base is causing headaches for the region's fiscal authorities. The region is failing to enjoy the benefits of low inflation mainly due to the region's growing dependence on imports. Presenting the state of the economy address for March 2013 , Finance minister Tendai Biti said Zimbabwe's continuously...

Africa Employment Figures: Employment equity shows progress in top positions in S. Africa

Employment Equity Shows Progress In Top Positions In S. Africa

  • Country news
  • Apr 18, 2013
  • by Xinhua News Agency

JOHANNESBURG , 2013-04-18 (Xinhua) -- South Africa saw some signs of improvement made in the top employment equity in a decade, the Employment Equity Commission (EEC) said on Thursday. The white people remained dominant in almost all top management posts in the workplace, but down from constituting 81.5 % of the top positions in 2002 to 72.6 % in 2012, said the new report by ...

Economic Indicators in Africa: African growth to stay strong, but needs European recovery

African Growth To Stay Strong, But Needs European Recovery

  • Country news
  • Apr 16, 2013
  • by dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH

Johannesburg (dpa) - Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to see continued rapid economic growth this year , next, led by strengthening domestic demand , lowered inflation, reported the International Monetary Fund Tuesday. Nonetheless, the IMF slightly downgraded its economic forecast for the area this year, from 5.7 per cent to 5.5 per cent. Growth in 2012 came in at 4.75 per cent, slig...

Economic Data in South Africa: Inflation, a Challenge for Central Bank

Inflation, A Challenge For Central Bank

  • Country news
  • Apr 11, 2013
  • by All Africa Global Media

Head of Research at the South African Reserve Bank , Rashad Cassim , says rising inflation is a challenge for the central bank. "It is the origin of emerging inflationary pressure that remains the most challenging for the Monetary Policy Committee [MPC]," said Cassim, who is also a member of the bank's MPC. Cassim said that the inflation targeting monetary policy framework was essentiall...

Africa Economic Brief: Interim 2012/2013 Massmart Holdings Ltd profits Presentation - Final

Interim 2012/2013 Massmart Holdings Ltd Earnings Presentation - Final

  • Country news
  • Apr 8, 2013
  • by CQ Transcriptions LLC

Presentation GUY HAYWARD , COO, MASSMART HOLDINGS LTD : Morning, everyone. Thank you all for being here, I know it's a busy reporting season. Even though we moved it out by a week, I think we're still clashing with quite a few people including the Government, very thoughtlessly. It's fantastic to have a couple of Board members with us today. Mark Lamberti , known to you all of course as ...

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