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09 Oct 2025

FAM STUMABO expands global footprint with new local facilities

By Staff Writer

FAM STUMABO, a global specialist in precision cutting solutions for the food industry, is enhancing its international presence with new facilities in Spain, Germany, and the United States.  This investment in FAM STUMABO global expansion represents a strategic commitment to localised service excellence and advanced customer support. Strengthened customer proximity FAM STUMABO recently inaugurated three facilities: Paterna...
29 Jun 2021

The GFC and Covid-19: Comparing the two recoveries

By Staff Writer

After several decades of calm, the global economy was hit by two massive crises in the space of 12 years: the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC), and Covid-19. As the world now exits the pandemic (unevenly), it is worth comparing this recovery phase with the early post-financial crisis period.

18 Jun 2021

Schroders substantially upgrades its growth forecasts for 2021

By Staff Writer

The world economy is set for its fastest year of growth in the 21st century this year, according to our latest forecasts. Schroders economists now think global GDP is set to expand by 5.9% in 2021, having upgraded our previous forecast of 5.3%.
18 Mar 2021

Fitch revises world GDP forecasts up

By Staff Writer

Global growth prospects are improving as fiscal support is stepped up sharply, economies adapt to social distancing and vaccination rollout gathers momentum, says Fitch Ratings in its latest Global Economic Outlook (GEO).
26 Aug 2019

Investment Perspectives Q2 2019 – Remain focused on the long term

By Janice Roberts

Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments, Reza Hendrickse delves into the market events during the quarter and shares some insight on what we can expect for the rest of the year.
26 Feb 2019

Positioning portfolios to weather economic headwinds

By Janice Roberts

The South African economy exited its recession in Q3 2018 and while attention will be on the country’s Q4 2018 GDP growth figures, due to be released by Stats SA on 5 March, all indications suggest these will be weaker than the previous quarter, according to Reza Hendrickse, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments.
12 Dec 2018

Global growth to slow in 2019 and dollar looks set to weaken

By Janice Roberts

Schroders forecast global growth to slow in 2019 and the dollar looks set to weaken with US interest rates peaking mid-year. A more stagflationary environment is expected in 2019 with global growth set to slow and inflation to rise.  US interest rates expected to peak at 3% in mid-2019 but other central banks will continue...
07 Nov 2018

Global growth is out of sync - what's in store for SA

By Janice Roberts

By Reza Hendrickse, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments. Global economic expansion fell out of sync this year unlike the previous two years as global growth appeared to have plateaued. This is evident in Q3 where the performance has been less than spectacular.
02 Oct 2018

Making friends of enemies, and enemies of friends

By Janice Roberts

By Maarten Ackerman, Chief Economist and Advisory Partner, Citadel. The policy response to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis set in motion the geopolitical trends that would eventually see the pivot from leaders such as Barack Obama, Gordon Brown and Angela Merkel to the populism of Trump and Brexit.
21 Dec 2017

2018 offers investors optimism – but they need to proceed with caution

By Janice Roberts

Faster global GDP growth, continuing loose global monetary policies, and U.S. tax cuts will help make 2018 a profitable year for investors. But there are also some important headwinds on the horizon, warns the CEO of one of the word’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.
06 Mar 2015

Global growth - headwinds or tailwinds?

By Janice Roberts

By Michael Hasenstab, Ph.D. Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Templeton Global Macro While some forecasters predict gloomy global growth this year, the contrarian-minded Dr. Michael Hasenstab, chief investment officer, Templeton Global Macro (formerly known as Templeton Global Bond Group), has a different view. He aims to counter what he sees as “excessive pessimism” surrounding...