Tag: trade
Business events set to bring in a record-setting R1bn, boosting jobs in the Western...
The Cape Town and Western Cape Convention Bureau, at the Western Cape’s tourism, trade and investment promotion agency, Wesgro, has secured 30 new bids for the province in the last financial...
Africa is well placed to address global supply chain challenges – UN Report
By Larry Claasen
Recent disruptions to the global supply chain have highlighted the need for manufacturers to set up operations in diverse locations.
GLOBAL supply chain challenges could spur widespread industrialisation across Africa,...
What does South Africa stand to gain from an expanded BRICS?
By Hannah de Nobrega, Quantitative Analyst at Prescient Investment Management
It is difficult to assess what an expanded Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) grouping will mean for South African...
International seat capacity for upcoming summer season set to surge by impressive 25%
Cape Town Air Access - powered by Wesgro - held their 6th Annual Review showcase on Tuesday 12 September. Reflecting on the significant achievements and milestones reached over the last year,...
Devolve or we go to court – Winde
WESTERN Cape premier Alan Winde has repeated his call for greater powers to be devolved to provinces, saying that the DA-run provincial government, instead of the national government, should be delivering...
AfCFTA not a silver bullet to increase SA’s agricultural exports in Africa
SA’s agricultural exports to the rest of Africa have been decreasing
African Continental Free Trade Area offers opportunity to increase exports
We must diversify our agricultural exports into new previously...
Economic growth roundtable with industry bodies to explore more trade and jobs
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth, Alderman James Vos, hosted a strategy session with the municipality's special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to facilitate business and employment opportunities for Capetonians. Also...
Private sector participation at Ports, and not a state-owned shipping company, needed to boost...
By Mireille Wenger, Provincial Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities
In response to the call for comment on the recently released “pre-draft” ‘South African Shipping Bill’, published under Government Notice 1376 in Government...
The Week Ahead: Another busy week on the corporate earnings calendar
Locally, we expect releases from:
• Dis-Chem Pharmacies (Interim Results) – Headline earnings per share (HEPS) are expected to improve between 43.1% to 45.4% y/y. Excluding once-off acquisition impacts, HEPS are guided...
City works with private sector to launch Food and Beverage Growth Coalition
The City has launched the Food and Beverage Growth Coalition together with the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership and industry business partners.
The world has been battered by a series of complex...
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