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Weekly monitor

Weekly monitor

22 February 2004

The rand lost some ground against major currencies towards the end of the week after remaining relatively steady for most of the week, closing at R6,68 to the US dollar from R6,59 in the previous week, reports the Nedcor Economic Unit.

Dull and boring?

Dull and boring?

18 February 2004

Rian le Roux - head of economic research at Old Mutual SA - says that there shouldn't be any major policy surprises in this year's national budget, which is Trevor Manuel's eighth.

Of interest

Of interest

18 February 2004

Budget highlights - Manuel waxes lyrical.

Budget: technical or political?

Budget: technical or political?

12 February 2004

Angelo Coppola reports that one bank economist doesn't expect any surprises when the budget is announced next week. Although he does think it is time to change the members of the cast on the day.

quick poll
Question

Do you think short-term insurance broking will survive the AI plus humanoid robotics age?

Answer
Some volatility

Some volatility

09 February 2004
Quietly optimistic

Quietly optimistic

29 January 2004
What is behind a group risk policy condition?

What is behind a group risk policy condition?

28 January 2004
2003 - an interesting year

2003 - an interesting year

18 January 2004