Posts filed under: Economics
We take a look at the South African Import & Export market performance over the past decade. Below you will find a summary table that includes annual export, import and net trade balance figures for the past 8 years. Over...
Rand Review Quarterly Bulletin We are pleased to present the Rand Review quarterly bulletin for Q3, 2018. The aim of the quarterly is to highlight significant South African Political & Economic events over the past 3 months and take a look at...
2018 End of Year Rand Forecast We often get asked by clients to peer into our crystal ball and provide a forecast for the South African Rand. This, I’m afraid is a very difficult undertaking, especially when you consider South...
South African Government Debt to GDP was reported higher at 53.1%, for 2017 Volatility Continues 2018 has proved to be another volatile year for the Rand, due to favourable political tailwinds after the ANC elected a new leader and subsequent...
Rand Review Quarterly Bulletin We are pleased to present the Rand Review quarterly bulletin for Q2, 2018. The aim of the quarterly is to highlight significant South African Political & Economic events over the past 3 months and take a...
Rand Review Quarterly Bulletin We are pleased to present the first Rand Review quarterly bulletin for Q1, 2018. The aim of the quarterly is to highlight significant South African Political & Economic events over the past 3 months and take...
South Africa’s debt credit rating now lies just one “notch” away from an official Downgrade to Junk Status Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the long-term and senior unsecured ratings of the South African Government to Baa3 from Baa2 Baa3 represents...
Every three years, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) releases its Triennial Central Bank Survey report, detailing foreign exchange activity for the passing period. The most recent edition was released last month, so we decided to check in on how...
We live in interesting times indeed. In a world where global monetary policies are out of sync and central banks are experimenting with negative interest rates, it appears that navigating the uncertain road ahead may prove to be more difficult...
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