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Ruling party gets a foot in at leading bank

12 December 2008 | The Stage

A couple of weeks ago the financial press was full of news about the appointment of Maria Ramos as chief executive of Absa Bank. You’d expect this news to make the front page of every business digest; but not for the reasons it did. “Conflict of interest

Will he or wont he? The great Christmas debate

08 December 2008 | Featured Story

A rate cut for Christmas? That’s the question Reserve Bank governor, Tito Mboweni and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) team will ponder before announcing their interest rate decision on 11 December 2008. And you can be sure he’ll strip all emotion from

What page is Mr Manuel reading from?

21 November 2008 | Featured Story

You need a cool head to survive an economic crisis. South Africa is fortunate to have a finance minister with exactly those credentials. No matter how shocking the economic statistics locally and abroad, Manuel sticks firmly to his guns. He won’t accept t

Soon we’ll all be driving Korean hatch-backs

21 November 2008 | The Stage

What do General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have in common? Yes, they’re all motor vehicle manufacturers based in Northern America. But there’s something else. Each of these behemoths of US industry is on the brink of bankruptcy. The best solution their res

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