Business Confidence Slumps As Middle East Conflict, Inflation Fears Weigh On SA Firms
4 June 2026 – South African business confidence fell sharply in the second quarter of 2026 as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, rising fuel prices and growing expectations of higher interest rates dampened sentiment across most sectors of the economy. The latest RMB/Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Business Confidence Index, released on Tuesday, showed […]
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