Congress Launches 2012 Pre-Budget Submission

“Ireland needs a new plan for growth,” Congress General Secretary David Begg said on Thursday (27th October). Speaking at the launch of Growth is the Key – the Congress Pre-Budget submission – David Begg said: “The most important deficit...

Development agencies to boost SMME

Pretoria – Cabinet has approved the merger of key small business development agencies under the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) umbrella. Cabinet spokesperson Jimmy Manyi announced on Thursday that Khula Enterprise Finance, the South African...
EU to bolster capital ratio of banks

EU to bolster capital ratio of banks

Brussels – European leaders have reached agreement on bolstering the capital ratio of banks in the Eurozone to 9.0 percent in order to provide additional capital buffer amid the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in some of the countries, says Polish Prime Minister...

Underspending, inflated wage bill a concern

Cape Town – Underspending on infrastructure and an increase in public servants’ wages remained key concerns for the government, with R3.8 billion in unspent balances in the last financial year expected to be rolled over and an additional R4.4 billion made available to...

What is a saving?

When demonstrating or showing off the Hotelzon booking tool, I’m often asked “does it show savings?” This is normally followed with the same response each time from me “what do you mean?" Not because I didn’t understand the question,...