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MANUFACTURING

PMI increase suggests improving manufacturing conditions – Kagiso Restricted

The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased for the second consecutive month in February, rising to 53.6 – above the key 50-point mark for the first time since August 2012. Kagiso Asset Management research head...
 
 
VEHICLE SALES

Auto dealers remain optimistic about 2013 new vehicle sales Restricted

South Africa’s automotive dealers remained optimistic about new vehicle sales in the year ahead, despite expectations that growth in the new vehicle market would moderate in 2013, vehicle financier WesBank’s latest Vehicle sales Confidence...
26 Feb 13
 
 
MOBILITY & SOCIOECONOMIC WELLBEING

Study finds strong link between mobility, information sharing and socioeconomic wellbeing Restricted

There is a direct correlation between the mobility of people, specifically their ability to move freely and seek opportunities, as well as their connectivity to communications and information sharing, and their socioeconomic wellness, a study...
22 Feb 13
 
 
ECONOMY

SA remains highest-ranked African emerging economy, Nigeria creeping up – survey Restricted

South Africa has maintained its position as the leading emerging economy on the African continent, ahead of Nigeria in terms of potential investment destinations, a report by global business and audit advisory firm Grant Thornton has confirmed....
13 Feb 13
 
 
MANUFACTURING

SA manufacturing output up 2% in Dec, below expectations Restricted

Yearly growth in South Africa’s manufacturing production fell to 2% in December 2012 from 3.7% in the previous month and was below market expectations of 2.9%. Although subdued, seven of the ten manufacturing divisions, including the petroleum,...
07 Feb 13
 
 
BUSINESS CONFIDENCE

Business confidence continues slow recovery, still below ‘desirable’ level Restricted

Business confidence in South Africa remained strained, as the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (Sacci’s) Business Confidence Index (BCI) improved only marginally from 93 points in December 2012 to 94 points in January 2013. The...
07 Feb 13
 
 
UNEMPLOYMENT

SA needs policy discussion on stagnant unemployment rate – Stats SA Restricted

South Africa needed to get into a policy dialogue regarding its high unemployment rate, which has remained stagnant for more than a decade, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) statistician-general Pali Lehohla said on Tuesday. He was commenting at...
05 Feb 13
 
 
CORRUPTION & FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Majority of South Africans see corruption as main threat to FDI Restricted

New research by global business advisory firm FTI Consulting revealed that 80% of South Africans regarded corruption as the greatest impediment to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country. This was the result of a poll that covered more than...
04 Feb 13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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