Dec 29, 2020
Global capex spending on renewables is poised to bounce back in 2021, rising 8,5% to $255-billion – in line with 2019 levels. According to Roger Diwan, vice president: financial services and the IHS Markit Energy Advisory Service, annual spending is expected to...
Dec 28, 2020
South African consumers focused their spending on buys for the home such as refrigerators over the Black Friday promotional period this year and conducted careful online research before making their purchases. That’s according to consumer research and point of sale...
Dec 23, 2020
Like almost every other 2020 holiday, Christmas won’t be quite the same. But there’s one custom we can still count on: Santa and his sleigh will navigate from the North Pole to your rooftop to drop off your gifts (while he wears a face mask). We know this thanks to...
Dec 22, 2020
The Global PC market is expected to grow 35% in the fourth quarter of 2020, then levelling out over 2021 at 1,4% for the year. Analysis from Canalys’ recently published PC market outlook report details key growth trends for the sector in 2021 and beyond. PC shipments...
Dec 21, 2020
The last two years haven’t told a good story for African trade, according to Afreximbank’s annual African Trade Report (ATR). This year’s report examined trade and economic developments in Africa in 2019, a year dominated by trade wars and escalating...
Dec 18, 2020
International arrivals fell by 72% over the first ten months of 2020, with restrictions on travel, low consumer confidence and a global struggle to contain the Covid-19 virus, all contributing to the worst year on record in the history of tourism. According to the...
