Our Africa Country Risk Service
BMI provides unparalleled analysis and forecasts of economic trends, political risk, and business operational risks across all African states. The service consists of three pillars:
- Daily News Analysis offers indepth assessment of political trends and events, economic data, and emerging business operational risks
- 20 Country Reports analyse the economic, political and business outlook over a 5- and 10-year time period
- Data Download provide historic data and annual forecasts over a 10-year period on up to 400 economic, financial and demographic indicators for 54 states
To access our analysis, clients can purchase individual reports, or subscribe to any industry and/or country risk combination to access via our premier online service, BMO
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Mining Workers Extend Underground Strike
South Africa Business Environment
Mar 19 2013 – Mining operations at South Africa's Palabora Mining have halted extend an underground protest, according to the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). 'They are demanding additional danger pay for working underground,' said NUM spokesman Lesiba Seshoka (Reuters). He added that approximately 100 workers have been on strike since last week. The country's largest copper mine manufactures nearly 80,000 tonnes of refined copper annually.
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Mining Investors Switch Interest To Other Regions
South Africa Business Environment
Feb 08 2013 – Mining investors are switching their interest from South Africa to opportunities in the rest of the continent. This is based on the views of many of the 7,500 delegates who took...
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Increase In Minimum Wage To Accelerate Agricultural Restructuring
South Africa Business Environment
Feb 06 2013 – The South African government has increased the minimum wage of farm workers by 50% following a series of violent strikes. Wages will increase to ZAR105 a day (US$11.85), compared with...
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African Bank’s Loan Growth Flat In Q1FY12/13
South Africa Business Environment
Jan 30 2013 – South Africa's lender African Bank Investments' total credit disbursements for Q1FY12/13 ended December 31 2012 were flat at ZAR7.43bn (US$818.6mn). Gross advances during the quarter rose by 8% to ZAR57.3bn...
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Gold One Signs Wage Deal With Union
South Africa Business Environment
Oct 31 2012 – South Africa-based mining firm Gold One and the National Union of Mineworkers for employees have signed a two-year wage deal at the firm's Modder East mine in South Africa. Under the...
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Workers Resume Work At West Wits Operations
South Africa Business Environment
Oct 26 2012 – South Africa-based global gold mining company AngloGold Ashanti announced on October 26 that workers have resumed work at its West Wits operations in South Africa. This comes after three weeks of...
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Amplats Plans To Fire Wildcat Strikers
South Africa Business Environment
Oct 02 2012 – South Africa-based miner Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) announced says it will sack all striking workers who fail to show up for disciplinary hearings. Only 20% of staff arrived for work...
Africa Country Risk Data & Forecasts
BMI provides a world-beating economic and demographic database covering all 54 African states. The service comprises:
- Time Series: Historic monthly, quarterly and annual data, and annual forecasts for 10 years
- Indicators: Detailed breakdown of GDP, balance of payments, official and private debt, commodity prices, forex, interest rates, inflation and demographic data
- Risk Ratings: Our country-comparative proprietary Sovereign and Country Risk ratings quantify investor risk in each state
- Methodology: Our forecasts are based on our proprietary model that integrates our top-down global macro and asset class views with our indepth country-specific economic expertise
Africa Country Risk Reports
BMI produces 19 country-specific Country Risk Forecast Reports, covering political risk, the economic outlook and the business operating environment in all major African states. The reports include:
- Economic Outlook: BMI's core economic scenario and 10-year forecasts, GDP, inflation, debt, balance of payments and government budget
- Political Outlook: Our analysis of domestic and international trends that will impact the outlook for investors
- Business Environment: A detailed overview of the state's infrastructure, institutions and policy environment
- Industry Outlook BMI's key growth forecasts for the key industries
- Risk Ratings Our proprietary country-comparative political, economic and business environment ratings
To access our analysis, clients can purchase individual reports, or subscribe to any industry and/or country risk combination to access via our premier online service, BMO
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Business Environment Outlook - Business Environment Outlook - Q213
South Africa Business Environment
Jan 18 2013 – Introduction South Africa has one of the most sophisticated business environments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), representing...
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Business Environment Outlook - Business Environment Outlook - Q113
South Africa Business Environment
Oct 09 2012 – Introduction South Africa has one of the most sophisticated business environments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), representing...