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Global gold demand reaches a record high value of over US$100 billion
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Medium-term budget review
Sanisha Packirisamy, Economist at Momentum Investments Fixed income and currency markets reacted negatively to the announcement that government’s main budget deficit ratio was revised...
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Homegrown vs RegTech vendor solutions: Are you making the right decision?
Bradley Elliott, CEO of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) platform RelyComply Before the advent of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products, most companies relied on monolithic software...
The foundation of financial security: The essential role of short-term insurance
Siyakha Masiye, Legal Disputes/Complaints Manager at MiWay Insurance World Savings Day on 31 October, is an opportune time to reflect on the pillars of financial security. While saving...
US economist says short term market volatility is a given post elections
Dr Larry Hatheway, Chief Economist and Co-founder of Jackson Hole Economics Despite the hype around the widely-publicised build-up to the US election, numerous analysts and...
Improved near-term economic prospects for South Africa
Shirley Machaba, CEO, PwC Southern Africa; Lullu Krugel, Chief Economist and Christie Viljoen, Lead Economist for Macro Analysis at PwC South Africa PwC South Africa’s...
Update from National Treasury on the draft Revenue Laws Amendment Bill, 2024
Lize de la Harpe, Senior Legal Advisor at Sanlam Corporate Introduction On 23 October 2024 in Parliament, National Treasury (NT) presented their draft response to the comments...
A snapshot of the world economy in October 2024
David Rees, Senior Emerging Markets Economist at Schroders China hits its 2030 clean energy goal early Chinese clean energy capacity reached 1,206 gigawatts (GW) in August 2024,...
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