2014年12月5日 星期五

2014-12-06 South Africa Business


Business Recorder
   
Power cuts send South Africa's rand to near 2014 low   
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG Dec 5 (Reuters) - The rand tumbled to its lowest in nearly 11 months against the dollar on Friday as electricity supply cuts and strong U.S. payrolls data renewed pressure on the South African currency. The rand fell to a session low after the ...

Rand Slumps to Six-Year Low Versus Dollar on US Jobs Gains   Businessweek
Rand falls to weakest level in 9 weeks   Eyewitness News
Eskom starts biggest power cuts since March   BizNews
BDlive   
Moneyweb.co.za   
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Eyewitness News
   
S.Africans approach festive season spending with caution   
Eyewitness News
A Deloitte survey shows shopping habits are rapidly changing with many consumers being more cautious. FILE: S. Africans are less likely to be reckless with their spending this festive season. Picture: Supplied. Christmas · Deloitte · Festive season spending ...

Chocolate falls from top of S.Africans' festive gift lists   CNBCAfrica.com

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iAfrica.com
   
Eskom power cuts to hit economy hard   
iAfrica.com
Questions are being asked about the financial impact of load shedding on the economy, with Eskom admitting that the country may see power cuts for the next several days. The utility this afternoon implemented stage three load shedding, resulting in rolling ...

Eskom confirms weekend load shedding   Grocott's Mail Online
Rolling blackouts whole weekend - Eskom   Independent Online
S.Africa utility Eskom starts biggest power cuts in 9 months   Reuters
Eyewitness News   
Moneyweb.co.za   
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Mail & Guardian Online
   
Standard Bank cited in price-fix claim   
Mail & Guardian Online
Standard Bank, Goldman Sachs, HSBC and BASF Metals are the four companies accused of manipulating the price of platinum. A US jeweller says the prices of platinum and palladium have been manipulated, largely downwards, for almost eight years.
Is Palladium the Best Precious Metal ETF Now?   Zacks.com

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Independent Online
   
Road closures around Joburg   
Independent Online
Johannesburg - A soccer match and the filming of a movie will cause several road closures around Johannesburg throughout the weekend, metro police said on Friday. The M1 south from Empire Road as well as the M2 east at the Crown Interchange would ...

Road closures around Joburg over weekend   The New Age Online

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Role of infrastructure development in shaping Africa   
CNBCAfrica.com
The lack of quality of infrastructure development across Africa has been widely publicised and remains a great challenge for the continent's economic growth. Following an interactive discussion held earlier today, we talk about the role of infrastructure ...


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Stuff.co.nz
   
Airline's business class gets plusher with free PJs   
Stuff.co.nz
Etihad Airways will introduce pyjamas for business class and a new convertible neck pillow and amenity kit for economy class on its long-haul flights between Australia to its Abu Dhabi hub. Most airlines offer pyjamas on long-haul flights in first class but Etihad ...


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South Africa's rand vulnerable to weaker euro   
Reuters Africa
JOHANNESBURG Dec 4 (Reuters) - South Africa's rand weakened slightly against a robust dollar early on Thursday, looking vulnerable to bets that the European Central Bank would announce easing measures later in the day. With little on the domestic data ...


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Nigerian Tribune
   
Nigerians express worry over naira devaluation   
Nigerian Tribune
That the country's economy is presently going through turbulence is no longer news, especially to those that have been keeping tracks of its development and growth in the past few years. But, of curiousity to Saturday Tribune is the increasing interest of the ...

Nigerian bond yields to rise, Kenya's to hold steady   Reuters Africa
How Oil Crisis Can Destroy Nigeria   NAIJ.COM
70% of CFOs in Nigeria expect more depreciation in the Naira – Deloitte   BusinessDay
Daily Sun   
Wall Street Journal (blog)   
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide   
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Nigerian overnight rate spikes, naira stabilises as central bank curbs liquidity   
Reuters Africa
LAGOS, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Nigeria's overnight lending rate spiked to 30 percent on Friday while the naira stabilised, after the central bank drained liquidity from the banking system as part of efforts to support the currency, hit by falling global oil prices.
CBN Drains Liquidity From Nigeria's Banking System; Lending Rate Spikes to 30%   Nigerian Bulletin
The naira faces further headwinds ahead   BusinessDay

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