Statistieke Suid-Afrika het gister die tweede kwartaal se BBP syfer bekend gemaak en tot almal se verligting het die ekonomie darem met 0,4% gegroei.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur Economic Research Southern Africa en die NWU Sakeskool.

Statistics South Africa released the second quarter's GDP figure yesterday and to everyone's relief, the economy at least grew by 0.4%.

This episode is supported by Economic Research Southern Africa and the NWU Business School.

Maar hoeveel verligting kan ons verwag, en waar gaan die repokoers eindig?

But how much relief can we expect and what will the terminal repo rate be?

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Na ʼn paar stil weke het hierdie week heelwat aanwysers om dop te hou. Daar is ʼn aankopebestuurdersindeks vir Augustusmaand, die derde kwartaal se Sakevertroue-indeks en die tweede kwartaal se BBP syfer.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die Buro vir Ekonomiese Ondersoek in Stellenbosch en die NWU Sakeskool.

After a few quiet weeks, this week has a lot of indicators to watch. There is a purchasing managers' index for August, the third quarter's Business Confidence index and the second quarter's GDP figure.

This episode is supported by the Bureau of Economic Research in Stellenbosch and the NWU Business School.

In Suid-Afrika is die regering besig met die grootskaalse besnoeiing van besteding om die staatsfinansies op ʼn meer volhoubare voet te kry. Libertyne droom dat dit die rol van die staat in die ekonomie gaan laat krimp. Wat kan dan skeef loop?

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

In South Africa, the government is busy with large-scale cuts in spending to get the public finances on a more sustainable footing. Libertarians dream that this will shrink the role of the state in the economy. So what could go wrong?

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.

Daar is nog ʼn hand vol positiewe dinge voor vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie (behalwe ons ooh vir 'n repokoersverlaging), naamlik ʼn laer brandstofprys, en ʼn moontlik bestedingshupstoot uit die twee-pot stelsel.

Hierdie episode word ondersteun deur die NWU Sakeskool.

There are a handful of positives for the South

This episode is supported by the NWU Business School.