Research agency BMI forecasts that sub-Saharan Africa’s real GDP will grow by 4.2% this year, compared with 3.9% last year.
ndustry body Grain SA has warned that South Africa’s sharply lower maize prices may bring relief to consumers but are placing severe financial pressure on local grain producers.
Global coal demand is on course to rise by 0.5% in 2025, reaching a record 8.85-billion tonnes, the ‘Coal 2025’ report published by the IEA shows.
Africa’s automotive component manufacturing sector is entering a decisive period of transformation and industrial renewal.
African business leaders to sign manifesto on continental economic growth, investment
S&P Global report unpacks Africa’s economic opportunities and challenges for the future.
Electricity and Energy Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has scolded South Africa’s coal industry for remaining largely silent during national debates
Construction sentiment ticks up despite less activity. 55% of respondents to the index survey are dissatisfied with prevailing conditions.
The Absa Manufacturing Confidence Survey decreased by ten points in the third quarter - its lowest level since the first quarter of 2024.
UN Trade and Development (Unctad) reports that trade policy uncertainty has 'become the new tariff'. Flextra Industry News.