At AfriSam’s bi-annual National Budget post-analysis event, private and public sector leaders came together to review the current state of the economy and the outlook for construction. IMIESA speaks to Richard Tomes, sales and marketing executive,...
The FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index rose for the fourth consecutive quarter to 24 in 1Q2020, from 22 in 4Q2019. While higher, the current index level still means that the majority (more than seventy-five per cent) of respondents are dissatisfied...
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (“SBSA”) has issued its first ever green bond, via private placement with IFC, a development finance institution focused on the private sector, part of the World Bank Group. It is a 10-year facility with the...
The Minister of Finance’s pronouncements on measures to revive the construction economy have been welcomed as a step in the right direction by the building industry. “We are pleased with the commitment to arrest criminal gangs that disrupt work on...
