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A difficult environment, but a cautiously optimistic outlook

26 October 2012

South Africa has taken a hiding in recent weeks from the rating agencies and foreign investors, The Economist and The Wall Street Journal, strikes and unions. We are facing increased electricity tariffs and urban tolling, unsecured lending challenges and

Consumers’ deteriorating balance sheet

24 October 2012

It’s a sad but well known fact that South Africans are not big savers and latest figures show that our savings remain weak while our debts are rising

Rand could weaken to R10 to the dollar on political instability

18 October 2012

One local asset manager has warned that if South Africa does not start to find some strong political leadership in the coming months the rand could end up collapsing to more than R10 to the dollar.

Structural reform or bust

18 October 2012

It is almost five years since the so called sub-prime contagion triggered a global economic slowdown. But despite the myriad financial and regulatory interventions made by governments, central banks and even entire regions, think Euro-zone, the outlook fo

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SA economic prospects dimmer amid unrest, growing imbalances

17 October 2012

SA economy- faces challenges but liquidations down

20 September 2012

Further deterioration in non-durable goods retail sales during 2012Q3

13 September 2012

China Economy – Government to Stimulate Domestic Demand

11 September 2012

Off the edge of a cliff?

27 August 2012

What the rate cut means

16 August 2012

Latest Consumer Financial Vulnerability Index (CFVI) shows consumers are suffering severe strain on their cash flow

15 August 2012

South African consumers set to feel the pinch of food & beverage price rises

02 August 2012

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