Pub date: 02 May 2012 Africa / South Africa Business Forecast Report
Core Views We believe the South African economy will continue its uneven recovery over the medium term, with real GDP growth forecast to slow to 2.7% in 2012 from 3.1% in 2011. Although the consume... Read More
Pub date: 03 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
Southern Africa Monitor each month provides country-by-country analyses, ratings and forecasts covering political risk, economic performance, key industries, finance and the business environment... Read More
Pub date: 18 May 2012 Global Regional Monitor
Emerging Markets Monitor provides weekly analyses, forecasts and ratings on fixed income, foreign exchange, commodities, bonds, equities and funds across global markets, all backed by Business Monito... Read More
Pub date: 24 Feb 2012 Africa / South Africa Agribusiness Industry Report
BMI View: Our new forecasts, which reflect the most recent government and industry data and extend to 2016, envisage positive production growth for all of South Africa's agribusiness sub-sectors over... Read More
Pub date: 26 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Autos Industry Report
BMI is expecting significant growth in the South African auto industry over the rest of 2012. We see sales running around 19.9% growth, and within this, car sales operating at 23.57% growth - bringin... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 Africa / South Africa Commercial Banking Industry Report
BMI View: We retain our view that South Africa's banking sector will see slow but steady growth over the coming year. Longer-term, we are more upbeat given the potential stemming from the wider regio... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 Africa / South Africa Consumer Electronics Industry Report
South Africa's consumer electronics devices market, defined as the addressable market for computing devices, mobile handsets and video, audio and gaming products, is projected at US$9.4bn in 2012. Th... Read More
Pub date: 16 Mar 2012 Africa / South Africa Defence & Security Industry Report
South Africa's defence force remains the most advanced on the continent and operates with a consistent focus on training and redevelopment, despite the defence budget remaining flat year on year (at ... Read More
Pub date: 25 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Food & Drink Industry Report
We are relatively positive on private consumption in South Africa, forecasting real growth of 3.3% in 2012, following an estimated 4.8% expansion in 2011. Although our figures suggest a notable slowd... Read More
Pub date: 26 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Freight Transport Industry Report
BMI's projections for volume growth in South Africa's freight transport sector in 2012 are relatively bearish, sitting around the 1% mark for rail freight and throughput at the country's largest port... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 Africa / South Africa Information Technology Industry Report
Market Overview BMI View: South African IT spending to increase at to about US$20bn in 2016, at a US dollar 2012- 2016 CAGR of 13%, faster than real GDP growth. Major infrastructure and transport pr... Read More
Pub date: 04 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Infrastructure Industry Report
BMI View: South Africa's severe hangover from pre-World Cup excesses continues to weigh heavily on the growth outlook for the construction sector. Despite the governments continued pledges towards a ... Read More
Pub date: 26 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Insurance Industry Report
Key Insights And Key Risks The latest results, in relation to 2011, published by South Africa's life companies highlight their strengths and competitive advantages in a global context. Most have ben... Read More
Pub date: 04 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Metals Industry Report
South African metals production is faced with the twin challenges of rising input costs and an increasingly difficult market over 2012, a situation that will only be alleviated by modest depreciation... Read More
Pub date: 09 Mar 2012 Africa / South Africa Mining Industry Report
The past decade of stagnation and decline in South Africa's mining sector is set to end as several projects across South Africa's vast mineral wealth come online in the next five years. We expect Sou... Read More
Pub date: 04 May 2012 Africa / South Africa Oil & Gas Industry Report
BMI View: With only limited conventional domestic reserves available, South Africa has learned to make efficient use of its natural resources. Synthetic oil production adds nearly 200,000b/d to the c... Read More
Pub date: 22 Mar 2012 Africa / South Africa Petrochemicals Industry Report
The operating environment of South African petrochemicals will become increasingly hostile over the medium-term due to a slackening in exports, according to BMI's latest South Africa Petrochemicals ... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare Industry Report
BMI View: South Africa is one of the most developed markets in the region from a business environment and regulatory standpoint. However, vast income disparity within the population has created a two... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Power Industry Report
BMI View: Following a downgrade in Q1 2012 to account for macroeconomic headwinds, this quarter we largely maintain our forecasts for the South African electricity sector. We note, however, that risk... Read More
Pub date: 02 Mar 2012 Africa / South Africa Real Estate Industry Report
As anticipated, South Africa's construction industry is experiencing a protracted lull, following years of double-digit growth. This will continue to hit domestic construction companies hard, with th... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Retail Industry Report
We forecast that South Africa's retail sales will grow by 47.4% from ZAR683.91bn (US$82.68bn) in 2012 to ZAR1.01trn (US$121.90bn) in 2016. Key factors behind this expansion will be underlying econom... Read More
Pub date: 19 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Shipping Industry Report
BMI View: Moderately Good Year With some qualifications, the South African ports and shipping industry should have a moderately good year in 2012. In terms of the wider South African economy, the cu... Read More
Pub date: 23 Feb 2012 Africa / South Africa Telecommunications Industry Report
BMI's Q212 report on South Africa's telecommunications market contains in-depth analysis of market data published by leading South African service providers including Telkom South Africa, Vodacom and... Read More
Pub date: 13 Apr 2012 Africa / South Africa Tourism Industry Report
Tourism Overview Latest figures for the first 11 months of 2011 show modest growth of 2.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) in tourist arrivals. Growth in the number of visitors from Europe was poor at -4.4% (m... Read More
Pub date: 01 Nov 2011 Africa / South Africa Multinational Companies Country Directory
The South Africa database features 5150 fully researched, senior executive contacts and top decision makers at 1190 multinational companies in South Africa, across 34 industry sectors.... Read More