Budget 2024: 'Expect a tax increase'
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A round-up of news updates, including a look at the latest risk assessment of SA.
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[TOP STORY] Gautrain prepares for next phase as concession negotiations near completion
‘We are not far from the announcement. We are just making sure that everything is kept tightly under lock and key so that there is not any form of influence that can enter that process,’ says Gautrain CEO, Tshepo Kgobe.
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[TOP STORY] Africa’s growth outpaces world as global economy slows
‘A weak dollar is generally a good thing for emerging economies because it enables their central banks to keep on easing or to at least maintain their monetary stance and thus stimulate domestic demand,’ says Aroni Chaudhuri, chief economist for Africa at Coface.
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[TOP STORY] Airlines brace for prolonged Middle East airspace crisis
‘As frustrating and inconvenient as it is, airlines and governments are not going to knowingly and wilfully put their citizens, passengers, air crew and aircraft in harm's way,’ says Linden Birns, MD of Plane Talking.