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 | Farzanah Mall has been appointed as president of the Business Women's Association of South Africa (BWA). She succeeds Lebohang Pheko, who resigned in August 2014. read more>> |
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 | The latest Barclays Africa Prosper Report shows that Africans equate prosperity to achieving financial freedom. read more>> |
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 | For the second consecutive year, Coronation Fund Managers has been named Top Company in the annual Sunday Times Top 100 Companies Awards... read more>> |
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 | The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has announced the winners of its 41st Investment Challenge - South Africa's largest financial literacy initiative - during an awards ceremony at their Sandton offices on Friday, 24 October. read more>> |
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 | A survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, has found that 64% of internet users in South Africa felt vulnerable while shopping online or making online transactions, and 63% of users would utilise online payment systems more often if they felt they were protected from cyber fraud. read more>> |
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 | One of the key findings of the 2014 Sage Business Index reveals that 65% of South African businesses expect their turnover to grow by an average of 4.9% over the next year. read more>> |
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 | The latest Consumer Credit Market Report has indicated that growth in secured lending is at an all-time high, while the rate of growth in unsecured lending has slowed. read more>> |
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 | Shamin Chibba Brand South Africa's dialogue on "Active Citizenship in Building Competitive African Nation Brands", to be held this Friday, 31 October, is focusing on South African-Angolan relations in particular. read more>> |
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 | Happy Masondo South Africa's strategy to make a contribution towards greenhouse gas (GHG) emission mitigation was adopted by government in 2011 when the South African Cabinet approved the Carbon Tax Policy Paper. read more>> |
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 | Doing Business 2015: Going Beyond Efficiency, a new World Bank Group report, has revealed that in the past year, governments around the world continued to implement a broad range of reforms aimed at improving the regulatory environment for local entrepreneurs. read more>> |
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 | Steven Cohen If you're a South African entrepreneur or small business owner looking for financing to start or expand a business, you have probably become accustomed to banks and venture capital firms slamming the door in your face. read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Shares in Twitter sank more than 12% this week as disappointing user numbers overshadowed a doubling of income in its third quarter and sparked several analyst downgrades. read more>> |
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 | Austria Card has produced and shipped the globally first ID-card with a payment functionality to the Nigerian government, thus pushing the entire industry one step further to convergent card products. read more>> |
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 | Rwanda's commitment to using information and communications technology (ICT) for financial services was made as it officially joined the Better Than Cash Alliance, an initiative that works with governments, the development community, and the private sector to adopt the use of electronic payments. read more>> |
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 | An increase in the demand for finance in rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was one of the driving forces why the local Trust Merchant Bank (TMB) has decided to expand its rural presence throughout the country. read more>> |
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 | Government says it has taken note of the decision by Japanese based credit rating agency Ratings and Investment Information Inc (R&I) to downgrade South Africa's foreign and domestic currency ratings to "BBB+" and "A-" respectively. read more>> |
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