Economic policy | Bizcommunity

Economic policy | Bizcommunity

News

Markets & Investment

US, Japan, and Eurozone's central banks diverge in rate policies

Izak Odendaal 4 Nov 2025

Source: Reuters.

Finance

German policy needs a decisive "Africa shift", association says

Klaus Lauer 15 Oct 2025

Source: Supplied. Sandile Mpanza, Head: Commercial Property Finance, Africa Region, Absa CIB.

Markets & Investment

EAPI Summit 2025: Transforming East Africa's real estate landscape

8 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Nicholas de Clercq, Quantitative Analyst :Prescient Investment Management.

Markets & Investment

How unprecedented uncertainty under Trump is shaping market trends

Nicholas de Clercq 22 Apr 2025

Source: World Trade Organization.

Markets & Investment

The US escalates trade tensions by halting WTO payments

28 Mar 2025

Justice Malala to unpack South Africa’s economic and political future at exclusive AATF breakfast event

Economy

Justice Malala to unpack South Africa’s economic and political future at exclusive AATF breakfast event

Issued by The Publicity Workshop 25 Mar 2025

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Accounting & Auditing

The ‘business confidence’ effect

Pieter Faber, Issued by SAICA 11 Mar 2025

Source: Lesetja Kganyago/X

Markets & Investment

Reserve Bank’s third rate cut in a row: What it means going forward

Katja Hamilton 30 Jan 2025

Source: John Loos, senior economist at FNB Commercial Property Finance.

Retail & Hospitality Property

#BizTrends2025: Cautious optimism for better times, but risks are abundant

John Loos 23 Jan 2025

Source: @PresidencyZA

Finance

Mourning Tito Mboweni: South Africa loses a financial leader

13 Oct 2024

President Ramaphosa to attend BMW 'start of production' event

Events & Shows

President Ramaphosa to attend BMW 'start of production' event

12 Sep 2024

Pictured: Analisa Sukula with a recycled paver and the recycled materials behind her. Images by Mark Wessels.

ESG & Sustainability

Enhancing economic participation and uplifting lives

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 6 Aug 2024

Source: @PresidencyZA/X. President Cyril Ramaphosa is duly elected President of the Republic during the first sitting of the National Assembly of the 7th Parliament in Cape Town.

Economy

New GNU cabinet boosts business and investor confidence

Raymond Parsons 1 Jul 2024

Namibia's tightened visa rules threaten tourism growth

Tourism

Namibia's tightened visa rules threaten tourism growth

18 Jun 2024

Source: St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Financial Services

Putin confirms Brics' independent payment system in the pipeline

Katja Hamilton 10 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Minister of Small Business Development of South Africa, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams.

Financial Services

African Bank: Championing youth-led small-business solutions at GEC+ Africa

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Insurance & Actuarial

Higher interest rates a drag on Old Mutual

28 Sep 2023

Fellows appointed to promote evidence-based decision-making in education policy in Africa

Education

Fellows appointed to promote evidence-based decision-making in education policy in Africa

13 Jul 2023

Low entrance requirements to teaching degrees hampering educational outcomes

Primary & Secondary Education

Low entrance requirements to teaching degrees hampering educational outcomes

Paul Esterhuizen 28 Mar 2023

Nigeria opens 'game changer' billion-dollar deep seaport

Logistics & Transport

Nigeria opens 'game changer' billion-dollar deep seaport

Seun Sanni 24 Jan 2023

Markets & Investment

Liz Truss resignation will not steady markets easily

20 Oct 2022

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Retailers

Food, fuel shortages hit Tunisian shops

Mohamed Argoubi 29 Aug 2022

Seifsa COO warns of weakening outlook for metals and engineering sector

Materials & Equipment

Seifsa COO warns of weakening outlook for metals and engineering sector

19 Aug 2022

5 South African recipients announced as part of the third Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

Media

5 South African recipients announced as part of the third Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge

Issued by Irvine Partners 1 Aug 2022

Economy

Business delegation made a strong case for SA as an investment destination at Davos

17 Jun 2022

Residential market bouncing back but overall trend still negative

Residential Property

Residential market bouncing back but overall trend still negative

7 Apr 2022

Banking

The Basic Income Grant is a must

Michael Sachs 16 Mar 2022

Source: Supplied. Giles, Senior Financial Advisor and Regional Manager at Carrick Wealth.

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Finance consumer trends and predictions

Giles Maynard 5 Jan 2022

Source: Mondi. Minister of finance, Enoch Godongwana

Economy

Finance Ministry appoints three women to key positions

10 Dec 2021

South Africa's proposed Startup Act to be revealed soon

Legal Regulations

South Africa's proposed Startup Act to be revealed soon

14 Sep 2021

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Agribusiness

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Sep 2021

5 key reasons why basic income support for poor South Africans makes sense

Health & Social Welfare

5 key reasons why basic income support for poor South Africans makes sense

Stephen Devereux 2 Aug 2021

A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria 18 September, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo

Mining

Factbox: Nigeria's oil overhaul faces last battles over fuel, northern drilling

15 Jul 2021

SDG 8 is even more important in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic

Economy

SDG 8 is even more important in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic

Damian Judge, Issued by SAICA 10 Jun 2021

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

RES4Africa presents new study in support of SA energy reform

30 Apr 2021

Digital transformation redefines the workplace

Management & Leadership

Digital transformation redefines the workplace

Issued by GO Content Lab 16 Mar 2021

This week South Africa’s finance minister Tito Mboweni will deliver the country’s budget. Photo by Jeffrey Abrahams/Gallo Images via Getty Images

Economy

The basis of South Africa's annual budgets needs an overhaul. Here's why, and how

Matthew Kofi Ocran 23 Feb 2021

Rashmee Ragaven: Advancing manufacturing investment in SA

Design & Manufacturing

Rashmee Ragaven: Advancing manufacturing investment in SA

Charndré Emma Kippie, Issued by Topco Media 15 Feb 2021

How to forge an inclusive economic recovery in Africa

Community

How to forge an inclusive economic recovery in Africa

Tolu Oyekan 12 Feb 2021

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa meets his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping in Beijing, in 2018. EPA-EFE/Lintao Zhang / POOL

Economy

President Mnangagwa claimed Zimbabwe was open for business. What's gone wrong

Henning Melber & Roger Southall 1 Feb 2021

Social Entrepreneurship

AIDC EC appoint Thabo Shenxane as new CEO

14 Jan 2021

#PulpNonFiction: 12 reads for Christmas

Publishing

#PulpNonFiction: 12 reads for Christmas

Bronwyn Williams 14 Dec 2020

Working from home: a double-edged sword?

HR & Management

Working from home: a double-edged sword?

Auguste Coetzer, Issued by People Power Placements 10 Dec 2020

Botswana retained its rating because of its strong case about fiscal strategy, institutional strength, and prudent policymaking. Shutterstock

Economy

African countries need reliable and accessible economic data: recent ratings show why

Misheck Mutize 20 Oct 2020

Printing

Recovery of the print, imaging and document industry is complex and long but encouraging

Chris de Beer 14 Oct 2020

IMF's new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

Economy

IMF's new policy at odds with green Covid-19 recovery

9 Oct 2020