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Economy, South Africa, Press Review
08. July 2009
Solar power lights the way
Pretoria-based businessman Michael Addinall is something of a solar lighting pioneer in South Africa. Not only are he and his four business partners and their company Betta Lights responsible for the...
|+| [more]South Africa, Economy, Press Review
08. July 2009
Ramos named African Businesswoman of the Year
Absa group chief executive, Maria Ramos, has been recognised as the Outstanding Businesswoman of the Year at the African Business Awards 2009, the banking group said on Tuesday. The awards took...
|+| [more]Economy
22. June 2009
State of the Nation: economy
“The current global contagion presents us with an opportunity to transform and restructure our economy so that we can take full advantage when the tide turns,” South Africa’s new Minister of Finance...
|+| [more]Press Review, Economy
27. May 2009
SA to revise down growth forecasts, says zero growth would be positive
The South African government would revise down its earlier growth forecast of 1,2% for 2009, but would only make this forecast known when it released its Medium Term Budget Policy Statement in either...
|+| [more]Economy, Press Review
18. May 2009
Reason to be more positive about economy — Mboweni
RESERVE Bank governor Tito Mboweni has suggested it is time to be a bit more upbeat on SA’s economic outlook as there are “tentative signs” the worst of the global recession may be over.
FIFA World Cup 2010, Economy, Press Review
08. May 2009
2010 to give SA a $2.5bn boost
The 2010 Fifa World Cup is to inject an additional R21.3-billion (US$2.52-billion) into South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP), according to research by the Department of Environmental Affairs...
|+| [more]Press Review, Economy
28. April 2009
SA takes antidumping action against China and Malaysia
SA HAS slapped provisional antidumping penalties of 62% and 96% respectively on stainless steel kitchen sink imports from China and Malaysia. The provisional payment was gazetted by the International...
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