Japan’s economy shrank a record 7.8 percent in the April-June quarter, the worst contraction in the nation’s modern history, data showed Monday, as the coronavirus deepens the country’s economic woes. Read more

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Gauteng government plans to publish expenditure reports each month from now on, ‘to enable oversight bodies and other interested stakeholders to properly scrutinise it’. Read more

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Western Cape minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier has welcomed the announcement by president Cyril Ramaphosa that the whole of South Africa will be moving to Alert Level 2. Read more

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JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Unemployment Insurance Fund has now disbursed R40 billion (US$2.3 billion) in temporary relief for workers impacted by a lockdown the government enforced to try and contain the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more

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Luckily for some industries, the speculations turned out to be true in previous lockdown easing announcements. Read more

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South African Consumer Confidence Index for the second quarter of 2020 reveals a massive 20 point drop to 68 - the lowest level in 15 years, according to The Conference Board® Global Consumer Confidence Survey, conducted in collaboration with Nielsen... Read more

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We asked Andrew Murray, vice-president of finance, Africa zone at AB InBev, whether it’s money that will now never be invested, Read more

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