Govt backs South Africa's auto sector
The government views South Africa's vehicle manufacturing industry as "strategic" and will continue ...

Govt backs South Africa's auto sector
The government views South Africa's vehicle manufa ...

IDC secures €30m French credit line
South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation ...

Reversal of fortunes may be on the horizon
Such was the dominance of the US over the rest of ...

Govt backs South Africa's auto sector The government views South Africa's vehicle manufacturing industry as "strategic" and will continue supporting it, while steering it more towards the manufacture of components and commercial vehicles, says Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies.

IDC secures €30m French credit line South Africa's Industrial Development Corporation has had further success in raising funds from foreign credit agencies, with the latest being a €30-million (about R334.5-million) credit line from French-based Proparco.

Reversal of fortunes may be on the horizon Such was the dominance of the US over the rest of the world's economy over the past few decades that, as a South African version of the old saying went, "Wall Street sneezes and the JSE catches a cold".

Economy to contract 0.8% - Bureau for Economic Research South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to decline by 0.8% in 2009, the Stellenbosch-based Bureau for Economic Research (BER) said on Thursday.

Bank Lending Is Key To Recovery, Says Chamber The government must urgently press ahead with its quantitative easing programme to encourage banks to lend, business leaders said today

Research Shows Economic Downturn Having Positive Impact On The Environment The economic downturn is having a positive impact on the environment with 68% of Brits trying to be more energy efficient in a bid to save money.

Lativa dire data outlook sparks anxiety RIGA - Dire Latvian economic data have sparked fresh concern about the country's ability to avert economic collapse without more international help and deeper budget cuts.

SA Business confidence on the up A slight recovery in South African business confidence could mark the start of a turnaround that could pick up momentum towards year-end as the global economy recovers, says the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI).

South African interest rates cut The South African Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee cut the repo rate - the rate at which it lends to the country's commercial banks - by another 100 basis points on Thursday.

Cater Allen Capital Guaranteed Growth Plan Paradigm Group, the IFA and mortgage partnership proposition, is today (1st May 2009) offering its members access to Cater Allen’s new structured product, the Capital Guaranteed Growth Plan 1.

Mayor Opens New Housing Scheme In Bedford In April, the Mayor of Bedford, Frank Branston, officially opened a development of some 2760 new homes in Bedford called Biddenham Vale.

Nose Out A Wine Property In Sophisticated Burgundy It’s difficult to buy a home in the very sophisticated wine villages of Burgundy. This French region’s fertile land is worth much more to the locals cloaked in neat rows of vineyards than it is developed into modern housing so there is a real shortage