Tag: stimulus package
Crypto tax, government bailouts and Google’s legal troubles
In this vidcast, we take a look at the latest warning from the South African Revenue Service (SARS) related to taxation on crypto assets and crypto-related earnings. The aim is to get a better understanding of the driving factors, investment cases, and opportunities that may present themselves.
Illegal lenders, global commodities and Chinese stimulus
The vidcast looks at the increase in the number of unauthorised lenders and unpack the concerns around licensing in the lending space. We also provide information useful to consumers looking to validate lender licensing.
Setting the stage for a new dawn
As Shakespeare said: 'all the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.' Today, COVID-19 is the world's dominant player, and it is wreaking havoc.
The economic impact of COVID-19
SAICA hosted a webinar on 6 April 2020 where Chief Economist for Investec Bank Limited South Africa, Annabel Bishop, spoke about the effects of Sub-investment grade Status and the Coronavirus on our country’s already struggling economy.
GDP growth – has the time has come to abandon fiscal...
The latest GDP numbers show that the South African economy declined by 3.2% for the first quarter of 2019. This comes after President Ramaphosa announced a R50 billion stimulus package in September 2018. Since that stimulus followed on a decade of stimulus spending instituted since the 2008 global economic crisis, we must now ask whether Minister Pravin Gordhan’s decision to choose stimulus over austerity was the right one.
