Davies in Japan to boost trade relations

  Pretoria – Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is in Japan on an official visit to promote trade and investment ties between the two countries. Davies is scheduled to meet his Japanese counterpart, Yukio Edano, who will discuss how to further...

SA will look to Nigeria for oil

Cape Town – With the uncertainty over supply of oil from Iran, South Africa is looking to Nigeria to purchase its oil, the Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said, following the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement with the Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi...

EU still SA’s largest trade bloc

Pretoria – The European Union (EU) is still South Africa’s largest trade bloc, with the composition of exports to the EU becoming more diverse, the… GlobalBuzz-SA – Business News
CPI methodology to be reviewed

CPI methodology to be reviewed

Pretoria – The methods used to calculate the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI) are to be reviewed, Minister in the Presidency for National Planning Trevor Manuel said on Tuesday. Tabling the Budget Vote of Statistics South Africa...
Boost to manufacturing sector

Boost to manufacturing sector

Cape Town – The manufacturing sector is to get a R5.75 billion injection over six years from the Department of Trade and Industry to help factories become more competitive in the increasingly difficult global economic environment. Speaking at the launch of the...