South African small and medium-sized businesses are being encouraged to look beyond the domestic market and explore opportunities across the continent.

A workshop in the city of Johannesburg is focusing on how MSMEs can use the African Continental Free Trade Area to become exporters, suppliers and partners in other African markets. 

Our economics reporter, Innocent Semosa, attended the Africa Ready MSME Workshop and filed the following report

South African small and medium-sized businesses are being encouraged to look beyond the domestic market and explore opportunities across the continent.
A workshop in the city of Johannesburg is focusing on how MSMEs can use the African Continental Free Trade Area to become exporters, suppliers and partners in other African markets.&nbsp;
Our economics reporter, Innocent Semosa, attended the Africa Ready MSME Workshop and filed the following report

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South African businesses explore opportunities in the continent 

Zimbabwe is looking to turn growing demand for blueberries in China into a new source of agricultural export earnings. The country shipped its first blueberries to China in July, following a phytosanitary agreement and China’s removal of tariffs on imports from 53 African countries.

However, farmers say access to affordable, long-term finance remains a major obstacle to expanding production.

Our Economics Reporter, Innocent Semosa, looks at whether Zimbabwe can turn this new market opportunity into broader agricultural growth.

Zimbabwe is looking to turn growing demand for blueberries in China into a new source of agricultural export earnings. The country shipped its first blueberries to China in July, following a phytosanitary agreement and China&rsquo;s removal of tariffs on imports from 53 African countries.
However, farmers say access to affordable, long-term finance remains a major obstacle to expanding production.
Our Economics Reporter, Innocent Semosa, looks at whether Zimbabwe can turn this new market opportunity into broader agricultural growth.

Zimbabwe eyes China blueberry market to boost exports despite financing challenges for farmers

Economists in Zambia have reacted positively at news that JPMorgan is set to launch its long-awaited "frontier" market local-currency government ​bond index by the end of September which will give investors a new benchmark for nearly $330 billion of debt across some of the ‌world's fastest-growing economies.

 Africa is said will receive almost 45% of the benchmark's total weighting. Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria are expected to be among the countries with the largest allocations while Angola and Zambia have also qualified, while other African participants are expected to include Kenya and Namibia.

For a perspective on this, Thambi Ngubeni spoke to Kelvin Chisanga, an economist based in Zambia.

Economists in Zambia have reacted positively at news that JPMorgan is set to launch its long-awaited "frontier" market local-currency government ​bond index by the end of September which will give investors a new benchmark for nearly $330 billion of debt across some of the &zwnj;world's fastest-growing economies.
&nbsp;Africa is said will receive almost 45% of the benchmark's total weighting. Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria are expected to be among the countries with the largest allocations while Angola and Zambia have also qualified, while other African participants are expected to include Kenya and Namibia.
For a perspective on this, Thambi Ngubeni spoke to Kelvin Chisanga, an economist based in Zambia.

Zambian economists hail inclusion in JPMorgan frontier bond index

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has decided to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points to7.25 % meaning the prime lending rate will increase to 10.75%.

This follows a meeting of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee. Increasing oil prices are the main driver behind the increasing inflation rate amid continued hostilities in the Middle East and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. 

The inflation rate is expected to increase to above 5% later this year or early next year. For a perspective on what this could mean for consumers who already stretched to the limit, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Harry Scherzer - CEO at Future Forex.

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has decided to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points to7.25 % meaning the prime lending rate will increase to 10.75%.
This follows a meeting of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee. Increasing oil prices are the main driver behind the increasing inflation rate amid continued hostilities in the Middle East and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.&nbsp;
The inflation rate is expected to increase to above 5% later this year or early next year. For a perspective on what this could mean for consumers who already stretched to the limit, Thami Ngubeni spoke to Harry Scherzer - CEO at Future Forex.

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