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SA can avoid credit downgrade, says Pravin Gordhan
He says despite facing fraud charges next month, he remains positive about South Africa’s economy.
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SA will have to do more with less, Treasury warns
Government is under pressure to lift growth above 1% to avoid ratings downgrades later this year.
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How the rand dipped after news of Gordhan summons
How the rand dipped after news of Gordhan summons
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OPINION: SA economy would take a knock if starved of new graduates
Higher education has never been more important to the process of building human capital.
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Fedusa to punt job creation at investor conference in NY
Fedusa is attending the 2016 South Africa Tomorrow investor conference this week in New York.
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Moody's: Possibility of downgrade for SA less than 50%
The ratings agency is expected to review South Africa's Baa2 rating with a negative outlook in November.
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Parastatals' credit review a warning sign for SA's credit rating?
Credit ratings agencies will in December make their ratings decisions on the country’s sovereign rating.
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Political infighting a risk to SA's credit rating - Moody's
President Zuma and Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan are locked in a battle over spending at parastatals.
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'Value of SA’s current account deficit smallest it has been in a year'
The Sarb released its quarterly bulletin, indicating some good news for the country’s economy.
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Economists paint bleak economic outlook for SA
Economists are hopeful that the economy will grow slightly in the second half of this year.
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SA GDP grows 3.3% q/q, technical recession avoided
This is the fastest quarter-on-quarter rise in economic activity since the fourth quarter in 2014.
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Economists: Contradictions from govt over Gupta family may frustrate markets
Economist Dawie Roodt says rating agencies are watching and taking note and this could affect the economy.
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Negative political perceptions hurting the rand - economists
The rand has weakened against the US dollar on news that Pravin Gordhan has been summoned by the Hawks.
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StanChart cuts African private equity team as economies struggle
African economies have struggled over the last year with lower commodity prices & rising government debt.
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Economists hope rand continues to strengthen
Economists say the rand was among the best performing emerging market currencies last week.
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SA reclaims top spot as Africa's largest economy
South Africa faces the risk of going into recession after the economy contracted in the first quarter of 2016.
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Treasury to keep govt spending in check following polls
Fitch warned the ANC not to implement populist policies to appease dissatisfied voters.
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SA needs strong partnerships to survive - Gordhan
Pravin Gordhan says working together helped the country avoid a ratings downgrade earlier this year.
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‘SA shouldn’t allow certain individuals to hijack economy’
Pravin Gordhan concedes the mining sector will not play an integral part in the economy going forward.
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NEASA: Minimum wage will lead to job losses
The NEASA has slammed Wits University's national minimum wage research initiative.
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Widespread concern over SA's sluggish economic growth
The South African Reserve Bank revised the country's growth outlook for this year to 0%.
