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Tough Times Ahead say Business School

With London Business School experts saying don’t expect returns of more than 3 or 4 per cent a year from equities over the next decade, and negative returns from bonds, savers should keep about half their capital in cash or near-cash securities, says Money Management adviser Russell Taylor. Big Bank Warning He warns: “Banks are […]

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Google Plus opens to business

Google Inc’s new social networking service has opened its doors to businesses to create special web pages, a move that could entice visitors to spend more time on the website and help Google match the offerings of rival Facebook. The so-called Google+ Pages allow corporate brands and businesses to set up a special page within […]

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Spotify eye IPO

Online music streaming service Spotify is recruiting a U.S. financial reporting specialist, adding to speculation that the Swedish start-up is preparing for a share listing, which one banker said could value the firm at as much as $ 8 billion. Meeting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) standards for filing financial disclosures is essential for any […]

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Renewed vigour to Industrial Policy

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is beginning his second term in the portfolio with a renewed vigour to continue the implementation of South Africa’s Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) which has helped stabilise the country’s manufacturing sector in recent years. But why is beefing-up IPAP a priority on Davies’s list of things to do […]

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Euro: Its strength relative to other currencies is “crazy,” says Fabrice Brégier, chief executive of Airbus’s passenger jet business. Europe cannot be “the only economic zone of the world that doesn’t consider its currency… as a key asset to promote its economy.” [Read more…]

Co-ops ask for support to create jobs

Representatives of cooperatives from across South Africa have asked Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini to improve their support services to help co-ops become more productive and create jobs. The request was made on Wednesday when Minister Dlamini met with cooperatives ahead of tabling her department’s Budget Vote, in the National Council of Provinces, in Cape […]

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Telecomms requests info on SMMEs

Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele has released a gazette requesting information on Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) for the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. “This is part of government’s priority to nurture and support SMMEs as the bedrock of economic development. As the department, this information will assist us to have […]

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Automotive sector moves up a gear

President Jacob Zuma is expected to launch the First Automotive Works (FAW) South Africa assembly plant in the Eastern Cape on Thursday. Industrial Development Zone The R600-million truck assembly plant is based in the Coega Industrial Development Zone at the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in Port Elizabeth. It is part of government’s interventions in manufacturing […]

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Job creation Japan

One of the most important, oft-ignored, trends in the world economy is the way technology is displacing humanity – capital equipment, both machines and software, is preferred to employing labour. It’s a major reason why high levels of unemployment persist despite economic growth, why there has been no growth for decades in middle-class living standards […]

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Book Purchasing Reaches Digital Tipping Point

New research from Deloitte on attitudes to the consumption of media shows that the average UK household spends £900 on media a year, with one off purchases such as books, DVDs and newspapers representing 52% of their total media spend. The new report ‘The Digital Divide’ paints a snapshot of a typical media consumer, their […]

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