May 2026

Sustained Middle East Conflict Could Push Global Insolvencies Up By 10% This Year

6 May 2026: Global business insolvencies are set to rise by 6% this year, on the back of a 6% rise in 2025, which would result in the fifth consecutive year of growing insolvencies, before plateauing at a high level in 2027, says trade credit insurance company Allianz Trade. However, a prolonged conflict in the Middle East

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Business Confidence Dips As Middle East Tensions Rattle South Africa’s Economic Outlook

4 May 2025 – South African business sentiment edged lower in March as global geopolitical instability, particularly in the Middle East, began to exert greater pressure on domestic financial and trade conditions. The latest Business Confidence Index (BCI) released by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) on Tuesday showed a decline of 3.3 points,

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