Tag | South Africa

South African privately held businesses are feeling the pressures of continued constraints which are directly restricting expansion with 40% of businesses citing a lack of [Read More]

Grant Thornton’s tax directory 2013 is an easy reference, pocket-sized overview of the South African tax system, incorporating announcements made in Minister Pravin Gordhan’s Budget [Read More]

Grant Thornton’s recent report entitled “Emerging Markets Opportunity Index: high growth economies” has ranked South Africa as the leading emerging economy on the African continent, [Read More]

South Africa must focus on mineral exploration to secure a long-term mining pipeline and stimulate growth in the sector. The country also needs to move [Read More]

With the festive season just a few days away, South African tourism attractions are expected to benefit from ‘stay-cationers’: those who have chosen to stay [Read More]

Download the full Grant Thornton IBR 2012 – Emerging markets opportunity index report.

South Africa has been ranked 43rd, tied with Russia, out of 50 economies in Grant Thornton’s new Global Dynamism Index (GDI) indicating that the country [Read More]

Area 1, 219 million square kilometres Population 50,59 million (mid-2011) Currency Rand (R1 = 100 cents) Time GMT + 2hrs Official name Republic of South [Read More]