In recent years South African companies, especially financial institutions, have harboured international ambitions, focusing on Europe and other developing markets. However, they are now starting to look closer to home.
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Articles & Analysis | South Africa expanding regional trade links within Africa from The Report: South Africa 2016
Interviews & Viewpoints | Bobby Godsell, Chairman, Business Leadership South Africa: Interview from The Report: South Africa 2016
What role is the private sector playing in the rollout of the National Development Plan (NDP)?
Articles & Analysis | South Africa makes efforts to improve reliability of power supply from The Report: South Africa 2016
One of the major factors holding economic growth back in South Africa is power shortages. While Eskom, the public utility, has 45,000 MW of capacity, an estimated one-third of this is currently out of commission due to a combination of scheduled maintenance and unexpected breakdowns.
Interviews & Viewpoints | Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry: Interview from The Report: South Africa 2016
How can South Africa balance the need to liberalise trade while ensuring that local and regional industries are not unduly or negatively impacted?
Articles & Analysis | External factors challenge South Africa's record of strong economic growth from The Report: South Africa 2016
South Africa’s economy has experienced relatively slow growth in recent years, and GDP has not risen by the rates seen prior to the global financial crisis of 2008-09. The country is suffering from the same global trends as many other developing markets, with falling commodity prices and the threat of rising interest rates taking their toll....
Interviews & Viewpoints | Alexey Ulyukaev, Minister of Economic Development Russian Federation: Interview from The Report: South Africa 2016
Where do you see the greatest scope for increasing Russia-South Africa trade and cooperation?