BUSINESS AFFAIRS
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Aug- 2017 -1 August
EXTERNAL SECTOR
Trade data for the first quarter of this year reflects mixed fortunes in terms of growth rates and performance. Exports were up albeit only by 1.3 percent
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1 August
EUROZONE ON EDGE
Picture a train with 19 different engines; some with massive horsepower, others so weak that they literally exert reverse
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1 August
THE OIL MARKET
Deferring problems has been the oil industry’s bugbear and this is precisely why price volatility is frequent. Hope causes the oil
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1 August
CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability professionals often become frustrated at the lack of progress in advancing their cause within the organisations
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Jul- 2017 -1 July
TRUMPONOMICS
An American man with limited political experience campaigns against the establishment. He is a Presbyterian, has Scottish
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1 July
THE CREDIT CYCLE
Private sector credit – classified as credit disbursed by commercial banks to private sector players in sectors such as agriculture, industry and services
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1 July
OIL GEOPOLITICS
Oil prices have fallen sharply following the 25 May Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meeting in
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1 July
OIL MARKET
This part of the story is always left out. When Alice fell down the rabbit hole, she yelled: ‘Catch me, I’m falling.’ The white rabbit replied: ‘It’s okay Alice,
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Jun- 2017 -1 June
US FISCAL POLICY
President Donald Trump’s much-awaited tax proposals were light on detail and broadly in line with what the markets expected.
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1 June
ECONOMIC REVIEW
Once a year in April, we’re treated to a recap of what went on in the economy in the prior calendar year from the flagship annual report compiled by the…
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