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Economic Outlook

12 July 2013

Revisions to global growth expectations for both 2013 and 2014 have been to the downside in recent months as economic data releases have generally printed at or below expectations. In the multi-speed economy that is the world economy some news has been po

BETI shows further signs of a return to normal

11 July 2013

A return to “normal” economic growth may not be entirely satisfactory to the average South African, but with the BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) indicating that the economy is stabilising after the recent shockwaves of labour upheavals an

Will the Reserve Bank increase interest rates?

11 July 2013

Some emerging market economies are at risk to the (eventual) unwinding of quantitative easing (QE) in developed economies and any unexpected increases in global risk-free interest rates. This includes South Africa, which is running twin deficits (a govern