Tag Archives: Economics

Highlights from South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Forum

AgriSA participated in the very recent South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Forum. This...

South Africa’s Agricultural Sector Equipped to Navigate the Drought

In recent months, South Africa has experienced extreme drought conditions significantly impacting the agricultural sector...

Economic Bulletin #5

Brent crude dropped by 3.37% on Tuesday to trade at $101.55 after it had climbed...

Economics Bulletin #4

The ban on South African wool exports has finally been lifted as the government has...

MTBPS 2021 – A balanced budget

The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, delivered his maiden Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS)...

Q2 GDP continues on firmer footing – Agriculture rebounds on seasonality factors

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released the quarter two (Q2) gross domestic product (GDP) figures...

BUSA Weekly Briefing – 11 June

1. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases rose to 9 319 on 12 June from...

Petrol price comes down in May

The price of petrol is set to come down by nine cents a litre as...

Trade performance review of the agricultural sector of South Africa – 2020

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has released the 2020 trade...

Greenlight for licence applications for self-generation facilities of above 1MW

Agri SA welcomes the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy’s approval for the National Energy...