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 | KATJA HAMILTON Every time Vitality members achieve a goal, they get to choose between an instant coffee and a play on the gameboard to earn Discovery Miles to spend on rewards of their choice in the Vitality Mall... read |
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 | The Amex ZA Graphic Arts Challenge will create new marketing materials for American Express-accepting merchants...read |
|  | KATJA HAMILTON In the wake of the Russian/Ukraine war, we've all felt how our purchasing power has been eroded each time we go shopping. But this is not only South Africa's story, but a global story....read |
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 | Visa Inc plans to invest $1bn over the next five years in Africa to capitalise on the emerging economy's rapid growth in digital payments, the company said... Read |
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| |  | RAYMOND PARSONS It is hard to recall a time when there were as many economic and political 'crosscurrents' as there are for South Africa as it enters 2023... Read |  | |
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Finance |
 | The National Treasury has welcomed the recent passing of two bills by the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP)... Read |
Accounting & Auditing |
 | ISSUED BY SAS It is believed that 2% to 5% of global GDP, or $800bn to $2tn, is laundered annually, and this is a conservative estimate... Read |
Banking |
 | The African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation is expected to boost Africa's access to technology for manufacturing the full range of pharmaceutical products, focusing on building supply chains... Read |
 | The World Bank's executive board has approved $500m in development financing for Egypt to expand its social safety net and protection programme... Read |
 | AHMED TOLBA Egypt's central bank is taking all necessary actions to regulate the foreign-exchange market and achieve monetary stability in the near future... Read |
Economy |
 | President Joe Biden announced an agreement aimed at bolstering trade ties between the United States and Africa... Read |
 | CHRISTIAN AKORLIE AND COOPER INVEEN The suspension of debt payments reflects the parlous state of the economy... Read |
 | AHMED TOLBA Egypt's supply ministry said it had formed a committee to set "fair prices" for 10 to 15 strategic and basic commodities after annual inflation reached five-year highs... Read |
Education & Training |
 | The inaugural cohort of African journalists have graduated from their fintech-focused Finance Journalism Training Programme... Read |
Fintech |
 | RACHEL SAVAGE AND ELIZABETH HOWCROFT A plan to list the Sango Coin on as-yet unspecified crypto exchanges has been shelved until the first quarter... Read |
Insurance & Actuarial |
 | GISELA BUDLER, ISSUED BY MILPARK EDUCATION Economics helps businesses comprehend the country's economy, rules, policies, regulations, resources available for usage, and government actions. It also helps acquire information about a target market's income levels and lifestyle. This makes it possible for companies to consider the dynamics involved in creating a successful business model... Read |
Markets & Investment |
 | Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta tock prices slumped, wiping off trillions of dollars of their market values... Read |
 | OLENA HARMASH Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that Kyiv would intensify diplomatic efforts in Africa, Latin America and Asia to take advantage of "colossal economic potential" and other international benefits... Read |
 | The African Development Bank group facility will provide long-term funding to DBSA, augmenting internally generated funds as well as loans from other development finance institutions and commercial lenders... Read |
 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has reached a staff-level agreement with Uganda for a release of about $240m in financing to the country... Read |
 | RENE WAGNER German companies want to boost their activities in Africa this year, especially in areas such as green hydrogen and liquefied natural gas... Read |
 | Mastercard aims to reach 15 million Community Pass users in Africa, and 30 million users in total, by 2027... Read |
Taxation & Regulation |
 | CATARINA DEMONY Angola's Supreme Court has ordered the "preventive" seizure of assets worth around $1bn held by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the southern African country's former president, Portugal's Lusa news agency said... Read |
Venture Capital |
 | In the space of six weeks, GoGetta raised R4m for KZN's Shuthuka Flagship Farm, a macadamia farm and
R2.275m for Gauteng's Trailored, a manufacturer of customised trailers... Read |
Africa |
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 | Africa's female-founded companies got just 3% of the $1.7bn invested in the continent's startups in the past decade... Read |
 | ANDREA SHALAL US President Joe Biden recently hosted a three-day summit attended by 45 African national leaders... Read |
 | TAREK AMARA Three prominent opponents of Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Monday that they had received notices from prosecutors that they were under investigation... Read |
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 | The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has responded to an article on News24 on its diesel licence claims... Read |
 | De Ruyter is the 11th leader to have left Eskom in just over a decade... Read |
 | KYLE DURHAM Without the commitments of individuals and communities, real sustainable development will not be possible... Read |
 | MARECIA DAMONS An SRD grant funded by raising income tax of top earners would raise household spending, wages, and economic growth... Read |
 | The reductions are a result of a stronger average Rand/US Dollar exchange rate, and significant decreases to international product prices... Read |
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