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JSE firmer as inflation slows for a consecutive month
December 11, 2019-The local bourse edged higher on Wednesday on the back of modest gains across all the major indices.
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Source: FIN24
Local bourse struggles for direction
December 9, 2019--The JSE struggled for direction on Monday before eventually closing mildly softer after a muted session.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria: Moody's Changes Nigeria's Ratings From Stable to Negative
December 5, 2019--Moody's Investors Service, one of the global credit rating agencies, wednesday changed its outlook on Nigeria's ratings to negative from stable.
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Source: allafrica.com
JSE softer as domestic pressures weigh
December 5, 2019--The local bourse closed softer on Thursday on the back of broad-based losses across all the major indices.
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Source: FIN24
Global stocks rise on trade optimism
December 4, 2019--The JSE advanced to close firmer on Wednesday after a lukewarm start to the session.
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Source: FIN24
South Africa: Economy shrinks by 0.6% in third quarter
December 3, 2019--Over the past seven quarters, South Africa's the economy has contracted four times, which included falling into a recession in 2018.
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Source: FIN24
JSE slips as GDP disappoints
December 3, 2019--The local bourse tracked other global markets lower on Tuesday as markets priced a high probability of a phase one deal not being signed between China and the US.
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Source: FIN24
Local bourse softer as industrials and financials fall
December 2, 2019--The JSE has started the week on the backfoot as it closed weaker on Monday on the back of losses in the industrials and financials indices.
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Source: FIN24
Volatility spread spells trouble ahead for rand
December 2, 2019--Rand volatility is at a five-year low.
Don't count on it staying that way.
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Source: FIN24
Nigeria on the Road to Recovery with a Need to Focus on Job Creation, New World Bank Report Says
December 2, 2019--Nigeria's economy is recovering gradually from the 2016 recession, with growth projected to pick up from 1.9 percent in 2018 to 2 percent in 2019 and 2.1 percent in 2020-21, according to the latest World Bank Nigeria Economic Update (NEU).
This growth outlook is vulnerable to external and domestic risks, including geopolitical and trade tensions that may affect inflows of private investment.
With population growth (estimated at 2.6 percent) outpacing economic growth, per capita incomes are falling.
According to the report, Nigeria has the opportunity to advance reforms to mitigate these risks amid growing public demand for greater economic opportunities.
view the World Bank Nigeria Economic Update, Jumpstarting Inclusive Growth: Unlocking the Productive Potential of Nigeria's People and Resource Endowments report
Source: World Bank
