Iranian retaliation and Israeli air strikes are spreading across Gulf states and Lebanon, rattling energy markets and exposing deep divisions at the United Nations
Biodiversity loss has become a systemic risk to the global economy, as businesses continue to profit from nature while failing to pay for the damage
Dangor said the US argument that if one G20 member was absent from the leaders summit, then there could be no consensus, had been voted down
Director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said South Africa’s G20 presidency highlighted the importance of trade within WTO rules and reforming the system through local mineral…
Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said countries understood ‘that there’s a bilateral issue between South Africa and the US, but that must not, in any shape or form,…
In an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s absence, Ramaphosa warned against allowing ‘anything to diminish the value, the stature or the impact of the first African…
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the uncertainty of the new trading regime had already harmed the country’s economy
The panel, chaired by Nobel prize-winner economist Joseph Stiglitz, will produce recommendations to help bridge the rich-poor divide
The announcement comes as the bank foresees lower global interest rates and a weaker outlook for the local economy
Despite the global environment becoming less tense since the March meeting, the central bank will remain cautious, economists say
The South African Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut interest rates next month, because of inflationary pressures that lie ahead
The monetary policy committee said it remains vigilant amid risks to inflation outlook on the global and domestic front
As individuals learn how to trade crypto, they are drawn by the promise of high returns, despite the volatility associated with these digital assets
There is much to suggest that global economic disaster is not assured, or even likely, in the near future
Developed countries could do much to help counterparts in the developing world weather the current storm
Michael Power chats to the M&G editor-in-chief and business journalists about South Africa and its place in the global economy
Michael Power chats to the M&G editor-in-chief and business journalists about South Africa and its place in the global economy.
Countries with the biggest industrialised economies could see an average loss of 8.5% of economic value by 2050, according to an Oxfam analysis
John Davenport’s Google survey of 500 people shows that people are twice as scared of the economic effects of Covid-19 than they are of catching the virus
How online media during the Coronavirus lockdown foreshadows a permanently encapsulated life
