By Staff Writer
Old Mutual Investment Group expects South Africa’s GDP to print at a condensed 2.3% in 2022 as the Covid-19 bounce subsides, with the rand stable at R14.90 by year-end.
Our expectation is for an overrun of around R75bn, with decent tax collection across the board, but an especially strong performance from company income tax collection.
Emerging market stocks disappointed last year, but it’s worth looking under the bonnet of the headline market return to see the full picture.
The PwC Non-Executive Directors report for 2022 – which annually surveys boardroom trends in South Africa – is centred around three main themes: Purpose, Retention and Risk.
An outlook on ESG priorities to watch including climate change, biodiversity and natural resource constraints. A look at increasing regulatory scrutiny globally hitting all parts of the value chain.
Each year millions is spent by the corporate sector, however, many organisations seldom report on the true impact of their CSI initiatives.
SAB’s VP of Corporate Affairs Zoleka Lisa implores government to give SMMEs along its value chain a tax break.
Despite the well-documented challenges posed by the pandemic, the last two years have also been beneficial to the residential property buyers.
Sebastien Alexanderson, CEO of National Debt Advisors says he has seen a positive shift in consumer debt behaviour over the last two years which he believes will continue this year.
With uncertainty hanging over markets, investors need to tread carefully in the Year of the Tiger. But as Ninety One’s investment professionals explain, there are abundant opportunities too. They share their outlooks for China.
Ayanda Mbanga, CEO of media Ayanda Mbanga Communications, which signed an agreement with LinkedIn Talent Solutions, shares recruitment insights for 2022.
The fact that both very low cash yields and bond yields are the status quo has meant that investors have been pushed towards riskier assets such as stocks, which seemingly continue to go up and up.
