Tag: Global economy

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) was officially opened on the 6th of November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The ...

Delegates from nearly 200 countries have gathered in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP...

COP27 and related news COP27: Al-Sisi urges developed countries to commit to their financial pledges to developing nations (Daily News Egypt) Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-...

Local news South Africa: Integrating Development and Climate Goals Requires a Transition that is Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient, and Just (World Bank) South Africa can build a mor...

Local news South African transport infrastructure needs to be prioritised, panel states (Engineering News) Infrastructure in South Africa’s logistics sector needs to be a prior...

Local news Lack of finance, security still plaguing South Africa’s transport industry – panel (Engineering News) Considering recent developments – such as the Covid-19 pand...

Local news Economic growth expected to slow to 1.9% (SAnews) South Africa’s economic growth is expected to slow to 1.9% in 2022, says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. The Min...

Local news Exclusive: South Africa quitting OACPS (Devex) South Africa has written to the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States announcing that it plans to quit t...

Local news Export wait times double in South African strike fallout (Port Technology International) The strike in South Africa is likely to affect the importation of goods critic...

Local trade news Exports a way to create jobs in South Africa (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa says the export of South African products to markets in other countries has a las...

Local news President Ruto flags off Kenya tea to Ghana under AfCFTA trade initiative (Kenya Broadcasting Corporation) President Ruto spoke at the Kenyatta International...

Local news South Africa’s trade surplus drops to R7.2 billion (BusinessTech) The South African Revenue Service’s (SARS) trade statistics for August 2022 recorded a preliminar...

Local news Trade Statistics for August 2022: South Africa records surplus of R7.18 billion (South African Revenue Service) The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has relea...

Local news President Ramaphosa concludes positive Washington DC visit (The Presidency) President Cyril Ramaphosa has concluded his official working visit to the United States at ...

Local news Rebuilding economy tops leaders’ conference agenda (SAnews) Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says the country’s economy faces an urgent need to rebuild infrastruc...

Local news Duty-free African imports put SA coatings sector at risk, claims Sapma (Moneyweb) South Africa’s coatings sector has warned the government that its future existence ...

Local news SA Government concerned about GDP figures (SAnews) Minister in the Presidency, Mondli Gungubele, has expressed concern at the results of the Gross Domestic Product for...

Local news South African GDP declines by 0.7% (SAnews) After two consecutive quarters of positive growth, the country’s real gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by 0.7%1 in th...

Local news South Africa’s economy is ‘almost unfixable’ (BusinessTech) Despite recent moves to cut red tape – especially for small and medium businesses – analysts and ...

Local news EU warns SA scrap export ban may contravene WTO obligations (Fin24) The European Union has raised concerns over Minister Ebrahim Patel’s plans to ban the export...