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G20 leaders pledge further action to boost economic recovery

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… delivers more and better jobs. The G20 members said global economic growth, hampered by weak demand and structural … commitments and adjust their strategies in accordance with economic conditions. The summit came at a time when the world … is imminent. Early in November, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) trimmed its …

Minister Nhlanhla Nene: 2015 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement

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… Amendment Bill for 2015/16. Honourable Members, global economic growth has slowed. Commodity prices remain depressed … National Development Plan with vigour. Without stronger economic growth, the revenue trend will remain muted. If … Exports have grown strongly this year, a welcome recovery after setbacks in mining and manufacturing last …

Mixed bag towards achievement of NDP

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… inequality and perception on corruption. In the case of economic growth and transformation, the report reveals that … Radebe said this was due to the fact that the global economic recovery since the downturn of 2008 has been slow and uneven …

OECD report is supportive of macroeconomic stance

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… Johannesburg - Government has noted the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report on South … macroeconomic stance even as it notes risks to the economic outlook. “The report is indeed an analysis of our … It said the power cuts dented an already slow economic recovery. In his response Minister Nene said government was …

BRICS discuss world economic growth

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… Pretoria - South African President Jacob Zuma says socio-economic challenges confronting developing countries must now … reducing inequality in standards of living and economic growth. “These challenges are not new. They have … economic climate characterised by the sluggish economic recovery, the BRICS countries have been at the forefront of …

SA ready to step into digital realm

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… those who chose our country as their homes and hope for economic recovery. “As broadcasters and all citizens, I urge you, like …

Mining: Contributing towards South Africa's competitiveness

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… mineral products ahead of export, so as to extract greater economic value and employment from the country's mineral … and upstream beneficiation has not fully reached its full economic potential, mainly due to structural conditions … of America (USA) is on a rebound and Japan’s economic recovery is still on track. According to Deloitte the mining …

SA committed to G20’s 2018 target

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… held against the backdrop of a modest and uneven global economic recovery. At a press conference in Pretoria on Tuesday, … how South Africa and other countries that are feeling the economic downscale will navigate to meet the target, Minister …

Government notes downgrade

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… highest investment grade rating for South Africa. Slowing economic growth since 2012 as the country has been affected … demand; a widening current account deficit and delayed recovery in economic growth as a result of anticipated strikes and supply …

UN General Assembly: the issues in brief

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… taking place in the context of the global rebalancing of economic power as a result of a loss of comparative advantage … countries (and made more pronounced by the global economic meltdown). “This makes the negotiations of the … seeking to redefine development to support their economic recovery needs, while developing countries try to ensure that …

EU finance ministers call for more investments to stimulate growth

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… way for the European Union (EU) to accelerate its too slow recovery, finance ministers agreed at the Ecofin meeting held … investments or consolidation," European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Jyrki Katainen said. He agreed … which is indeed very small," he said. The fact that economic recovery in Europe is still "very modest," …

Recession unlikely in second quarter: Reserve Bank

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… 2014. If there is a second consecutive quarter of negative economic growth this would mean a technical recession. “The … meeting of the year in January. “However, with domestic economic growth weak, and world inflation and interest rates … This will provide continued support to the economic recovery,” it said. The review found that household …

2014 Budget Speech

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… our economy after the 2008 crisis. We have achieved a recovery in growth and jobs. Yet we need to do more, together … the knowledge that all South Africans will gain from our economic transformation, just as we all share a new pride and identity in our Constitutional democracy. So the new economic order we seek cannot just be a pact amongst elites, …

Min Gordhan anchors budget on economic growth

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… Cape Town – Despite the sluggish local economic growth brought about by the 2008 global recession, … Gordhan said government would focus its efforts on economic growth. This would be backed-up by plans to increase … recovered. “We stabilised the economy and ensured a recovery. Our response was to implement an aggressive fiscal …

WEF ends with cautious optimism

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… Davos - The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) concluded on Saturday on a note of … The idea that global economy is on a bumpy path of recovery, but is shadowed by uncertainty, potential risks and … probed into possible approaches to problems such as global economic recovery, financial outlook, new energy, health and …

Global unemployment on the rise

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… on 2012. The numbers illustrate the effects of uneven economic recovery and successive downward revisions in economic growth projections. The bulk of the increase comes …

BRICS crucial to dealing with global food crisis

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… to deal with the global food crisis, promote global economic recovery as well as play a crucial role in global initiatives …

World leaders pleased with global economic recovery

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… it was agreed by the UN Security Council. Investing in economic growth and creating jobs was the main priority on … reforms to address the major fault lines that caused the economic crisis that set in in 2008. “We are building more … Leaders also agreed that corruption impedes sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction, threatening financial …

G20 leaders meet to discuss Syria

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… The Russian President told the summit that a global economic recovery was not yet assured and there were still risks of …

G20 summit: A test for world leaders

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… Pretoria – Although economic recovery is underway from the shock of the worst global … for better global coordination of efforts to reduce the economic burden that the crisis has handed to developing …