Tag: growth

Although the FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) recovered to -3 in 3Q2016, consumer sentiment remained well below the long-term average reading of +4 for...

There has been an increase in demand of more than 100% for senior leaders from South African companies over the past three months, as businesses urgently play catch-up to fill their top posts. Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, CEO of Jack Hammer, says there has been a wave of briefings from across all sectors since September.

In the words of Alexander Graham Bell, "when one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the...

With new technology in the form of "robo-advisors” making its way to South Africa, investor empowerment on the increase, alongside the popularity of index...

SA’s top executives are confident that they will be fairly compensated – in terms of 2016 year-end bonuses and salary increases in 2017 - despite the current political and economic rollercoaster in which South Africa finds itself.

Despite a tough economic environment, 92% of small businesses in South Africa actively plan to increase their customer base and generate more sales over...

With growth stagnating around much of the world, businesses often look to new markets to find opportunities. BRIC countries were previously thought of as...

Unsecured credit has emerged as an unlikely hero in the story of how ordinary South Africans are trying to rise above the current economic...