Political headwinds to constrain growth, Fitch unit warns

The WEF kicks off in a wintry Davos on Tuesday and about 3,000 delegates comprising political, business and civil leaders

Standard Chartered economist Razia Khan talks to Business Day TV about the Reserve Bank’s rate decision

S&P expects SA’s economy to rebound and public finances to stabilise as government pursues economic and social reforms

As economic growth slows and global trade tensions continue, the region is expected to do comparatively well

Rising international oil prices, together with increased costs for water and electricity remain a risk to the inflation outlook

Retail sales grew at 3.1% year-on-year in November, Kevin Lings, Chief Economist at Stanlib joins us to discuss what this suggests for the retail sales climate ...

Consumers came under pressure in 2018 with the first VAT hike in two decades and steep fuel price increases

Mining fell by 5.6% despite economists' expectations of a 0.2% slump

SA's economy is expected to recover slowly in 2019, but growth will remain below levels seen in the first half of the decade

Peter Attard Montalto from Intellidex talks to Business Day TV about the events that are likely to shape 2019

Analysts are forecasting the monetary policy committee will leave the repo rate unchanged amid improved growth

Sacci chief economist Richard Downing talks to Business Day TV about the business confidence index

The sector's production grew 1.6% in November in line with analysts' expectations

The World Bank’s economic outlook for SA is grim  and Sacci says the country lags behind other  emerging markets

Absa economist Miyelani Maluleke talks to Business Day TV about the purchasing managers index 

The global lender expects growth of only 1.3% for the year