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The president’s response to the coronavirus has been solid while the Reserve Bank upgraded its response to bazooka-level; but the economy still faces severe contraction, says Peter Attard Montalto,...
Read moreBy Mmamoletji Thosago Vodacom, has agreed to cut its data prices following the Competition Commission’s data services market inquiry. Although the network provider has succumbed […]
Read moreThis is war. There is a health front, but also an economic front. Saving the economy will require wartime thinking.
Read moreThere is an urgent need to slow the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) in SA, irrespective of location. Urban areas likely to be hardest hit. Townships and informal settlements accommodate the...
Read moreThe government has not set aside enough funds for a rainy day, and coronavirus now adds severe external shocks This column was first published in […]
Read moreThe increase in banks’ overdraft interest rate reflects their increasing risk aversion, says Intellidex’s head of capital markets research, Peter Attard Montalto. Featured in IOL .
Read moreUnfortunately, politics is what share prices now depend on.
Read moreMisconceptions overestimate and underestimate the finance minister’s powers
Read moreThis is the worst of times for the finance minister. But think about the best of times. In 2007, then finance minister Trevor Manuel announced a budget surplus in what was perhaps the most triumphant...
Read moreThe 2020 state of the nation address (Sona) on February 13 scores highly for PR/rhetoric (an 8/10), actual policy is “ok” (a 6.5/10, being generous), but signs of any shifts towards actual...
Read moreThe youth employment initiative announced at last week’s Sona will take 1% or R20bn of the 2021/21 national budget and it’s unclear where that money will come from apart from belt-tightening, says...
Read moreIt is now or never for implementation, especially with the budget coming up next week and the ability to gazette change at any time. Some hard choices over how cadres are deployed in government may...
Read moreThe GDPF, IDC and DBSA have finite balance sheets and have to manage their risk. Intellidex’s Stuart Theobald says drawing them in to bail out Eskom is dangerous. Catch the full interview with...
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Intellidex is a leading research and consulting firm that specialises in capital markets and financial services in Africa.