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Sachin Chanderdhev, Sector Specialist for Manufacturing, Absa Business Banking

Manufacturing

Rise of green manufacturing: Future-proofing Africa through sustainability

Sachin Chanderdhev 18 Jul 2025

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand rises 2.2% in May despite trade pressures

1 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters. A general view shows the Tetra Pak factory floor in Durban, South Africa, 4 April, 2024.

Economy

Absa PMI: December 2024 conditions worse than usual

Katja Hamilton 9 Jan 2025

A worker assembles an EV car inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand. Source: Reuters/Chalinee Thirasupa

Manufacturing & Parts

EU and Asia manufacturing spooked by boogeyman Trump

Sam Holmes and Indradip Ghosh 2 Jan 2025

African airlines post world's slowest growth in air cargo market

Cargo & Storage

African airlines post world's slowest growth in air cargo market

9 Dec 2024

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Manufacturing

South African factory activity rises in July - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 1 Aug 2024

Markets & Investment

South African factory activity contracts again in June - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 2 Jul 2024

Source: Supplied.

Economy

IRP 2023 could reset South Africa’s social and economic woes if implemented correctly

26 Mar 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

South African factory activity slumps in January - Absa PMI

2 Feb 2024

Source: Reuters.

Banking

South African factory activity contracts again in June - Absa PMI

Anait Miridzhanian 3 Jul 2023

South African factory activity contracts for 4th straight month - Absa PMI

Manufacturing

South African factory activity contracts for 4th straight month - Absa PMI

Anait Miridzhanian 2 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters. The Bryan Mound Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an oil storage facility, is seen in this aerial photograph over Freeport, Texas, US, April 27, 2020.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Oil extends losses ahead of expected interest rate hikes

Noah Browning 3 May 2023

Source: Reuters. People work at ''The Faktory", a fashion design and clothing manufacturing company in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Banking

Factory activity contracts less in April - Absa PMI

2 May 2023

Source: Supplied. Bobby Madhav, FNB's head of trade and structured trade and commodity finance.

Financial Services

10% hike in SA trade exports, stats show

Bobby Madhav 4 Apr 2023

African airlines see cargo volumes decline by 9.5%

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see cargo volumes decline by 9.5%

8 Mar 2023

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Manufacturing

Energy crisis driving down manufacturing productivity

Dennis Phillips 7 Mar 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway

Manufacturing

SA factory activity slumps in Feb on record load shedding - Absa PMI

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 1 Mar 2023

African airlines report 1.4% fall in cargo demand

Cargo & Storage

African airlines report 1.4% fall in cargo demand

7 Feb 2023

Source: Reuters/Rogan Ward

Manufacturing

South African factory activity stable in January - Absa PMI

Anait Miridzhanian 1 Feb 2023

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Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand softens in November

13 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters/James Oatway

Manufacturing

South African factory activity expands in December - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 6 Jan 2023

Africa's air cargo market contracts over 8%

Cargo & Storage

Africa's air cargo market contracts over 8%

1 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Manufacturing

South African factory activity improves in October - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 1 Nov 2022

Global air cargo continues to demonstrate resilience

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo continues to demonstrate resilience

10 Oct 2022

Source: Reuters/Rogan Ward

Manufacturing

SA factory activity contracts in September - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 4 Oct 2022

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Manufacturing

South African manufacturing output rises 3.7% in July

9 Sep 2022

African airlines see cargo volumes decrease by 3.5%

Cargo & Storage

African airlines see cargo volumes decrease by 3.5%

13 Sep 2022

Africa air cargo volumes increase by 5.7% in June

Cargo & Storage

Africa air cargo volumes increase by 5.7% in June

4 Aug 2022

SA factory activity shrinks in July during power crisis - Absa PMI

Manufacturing

SA factory activity shrinks in July during power crisis - Absa PMI

Alexander Winning 1 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Manufacturing

SA factory activity expands at faster pace in May - Absa PMI

Bhargav Acharya 1 Jun 2022

Russia-Ukraine war, Omicron weigh on global air cargo market

Cargo & Storage

Russia-Ukraine war, Omicron weigh on global air cargo market

4 May 2022

#BehindtheSelfie with Godfrey Marema, plant manager and MD for South Africa, Eaton

Energy

#BehindtheSelfie with Godfrey Marema, plant manager and MD for South Africa, Eaton

Sindy Peters 24 Mar 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

SA automotive industry developments boost optimism for manufacturing sector

Prenisha Martin 3 Mar 2022

Design & Manufacturing

SA factory activity expands at faster pace in January

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 1 Feb 2022

Source: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Design & Manufacturing

SA factory activity expands at faster pace in November - Absa PMI

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 2 Dec 2021

Global demand for air cargo improves in October

Logistics & Transport

Global demand for air cargo improves in October

2 Dec 2021

SA's mining sector regulation and charting the way on local content targets in 2021

Mining

SA's mining sector regulation and charting the way on local content targets in 2021

Yashwin Bhoola, Christopher Mulindi and Goitseona Raseroka 16 Nov 2021

Construction & Engineering

Serious concern at steady decline in uptake of galvanised steel

5 Nov 2021

Air cargo volumes soar by 34.6% for African carriers against 9.1% rise globally

Cargo & Storage

Air cargo volumes soar by 34.6% for African carriers against 9.1% rise globally

4 Nov 2021

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Cargo & Storage

Air cargo up 7.7% in August from 2019, but capacity lags demand

30 Sep 2021

Research

Absa PMI rebounds in August after steep fall on July riots

Alexander Winning 2 Sep 2021

Cargo & Storage

IATA's latest data shows strong growth for air cargo demand

1 Sep 2021

Design & Manufacturing

Absa PMI expands at slower rate in June

1 Jul 2021

A worker checks bottles of wine coming out of a production line at Nederburg Wine Estate in Paarl, South Africa, 8 July 2020. Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Design & Manufacturing

SA manufacturing expands at faster rate in May - Absa PMI

Mfuneko Toyana 1 Jun 2021

Absa PMI expands at slower pace in April

Design & Manufacturing

Absa PMI expands at slower pace in April

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo 4 May 2021

Design & Manufacturing

Many African countries had a surprise manufacturing surge in 2010s - it bodes well for the years ahead

Gaaitzen de Vries, Emmanuel B Mensah, Hagen Kruse and Kunal Sen 2 Mar 2021

Global air cargo demand drops by 10.6% in 2020

Cargo & Storage

Global air cargo demand drops by 10.6% in 2020

4 Feb 2021

Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana, head of global markets research, Rand Merchant Bank.

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Finding alpha in the age of Covid-19

Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana 8 Jan 2021

IATA: African airlines record 3.6% rise in demand for July

Travel

IATA: African airlines record 3.6% rise in demand for July

11 Sep 2019

Factory output surges on higher consumption of food and drinks

Design & Manufacturing

Factory output surges on higher consumption of food and drinks

Sunita Menon 14 Mar 2018