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The two big questions ahead of the medium-term budget

The two big questions ahead of the medium-term budget
12 October 2018 / Patrick Cairns
Mboweni has to balance the books.
August manufacturing output up 1.3%

August manufacturing output up 1.3%

Nomvelo Chalumbira, Reuters / 11 October 2018
Following a revised 2.8% expansion in July.
SA gets $35bn in investment pledges towards $100bn goal

SA gets $35bn in investment pledges towards $100bn goal

Reuters / 11 October 2018
Commitments include those from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and China.
IMF lowers SA’s economic growth forecasts

IMF lowers SA’s economic growth forecasts

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Reuters / 9 October 2018
Urges reforms to improve policy certainty and the efficiency of state-owned companies.
SA’s net foreign reserves fall to $42.23bn in September

SA’s net foreign reserves fall to $42.23bn in September

Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo, Reuters / 5 October 2018
Gross reserves, however, rose to $50.394 billion from $49.848 billion.
Moody’s says the ‘small’ stimulus package will have little impact

Moody’s says the ‘small’ stimulus package will have little impact

Karin Strohecker, Reuters / 26 September 2018
An analyst at Moody's says the reprioritised R50bn is small and only 1% of GDP.
Rates mantle passes to SA as emerging-market pain dims

Rates mantle passes to SA as emerging-market pain dims

Netty Ismail, Justin Villamil and Lilian Karunungan, Bloomberg / 17 September 2018
The Sarb will reveal its rates decision on Thursday.
Botswana’s structural reforms key to recovery – IMF

Botswana’s structural reforms key to recovery – IMF

Arnold Segawa / 17 September 2018
Latest review comes on the back of a mixed 2017, which saw real GDP growth drop to 2.4%.
Citrone sees dollar higher, says sell Europe, emerging markets

Citrone sees dollar higher, says sell Europe, emerging markets

Katia Porzecanski, Bloomberg / 14 September 2018
Hedge fund manager Rob Citrone says investors should 'flat out sell' emerging markets, with the exception of India and Argentina.
SA to raise interest rates soon despite recession – analysts

SA to raise interest rates soon despite recession – analysts

Vuyani Ndaba, Reuters / 13 September 2018
Poll predicts that emerging market currency mayhem will likely prompt Sarb to switch to a hiking cycle in early 2019.
Recession is ‘transitional issue’ – Ramaphosa

Recession is ‘transitional issue’ – Ramaphosa

Alexander Winning, Reuters / 6 September 2018
'All these things that are happening now are transitional issues that are going to pass.'
Bond sell-off to deepen as SA slips into recession

Bond sell-off to deepen as SA slips into recession

Mfuneko Toyana, Reuters / 6 September 2018
South Africa bonds reeling due to Turkey woes.
SA rate dilemma deepens as recession stokes rand, CPI

SA rate dilemma deepens as recession stokes rand, CPI

Ntando Thukwana, Bloomberg / 6 September 2018
The Sarb is facing more tough decisions.
GDP plummets 0.7% in second quarter, rand slumps 2%

GDP plummets 0.7% in second quarter, rand slumps 2%

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Moneyweb and Reuters / 4 September 2018
Impacted mainly by agriculture, transport and trade.
The July budget gap is the biggest in at least 14 years

The July budget gap is the biggest in at least 14 years

Ana Monteiro, Bloomberg / 30 August 2018
The economy contracted in Q1, while the current-account deficit widened- highlighting the country’s vulnerability to capital outflows.

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