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24 July 2026 – South Africans are showing fewer signs of financial distress in one of the country’s most severe measures of debt, even as a growing body of evidence suggests many households remain under intense economic pressure. Statistics South Africa’s latest Statistics of Insolvencies report shows that just 61 individuals and partnerships were declared […]

23 July 2026 – The heightened concerns come after Trump issued a proclamation imposing an additional 50% tariff on certain Canadian imports under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, citing what the administration described as discriminatory trade practices by one of America’s largest trading partners. The additional tariffs are set to take effect

22 July 2026 – The crude oil price returning to about $72/bl at the end of June had positive effects on business and particularly on general trade conditions for the month and improved trade expectations, reports business organisation the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci). Sales prices remained stable in June, although the general price level, or inflation, partially started

21 July 2026 – Concern over global supply chain disruption remains close to record levels despite easing slightly from earlier this year, with geopolitical instability, cyber threats and rising logistics costs continuing to shape business decisions, according to the latest Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) Pulse Survey. The second-quarter 2026 survey found that

20 July 2026 – The United Kingdom imported 1.2 billion liters of wine in 2025, down from 1.277 billion liters in 2024, a decline of 6.0%, according to figures published on July 10 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs using HMRC data. In real terms, the value of those imports fell to

17 July 2026 – Africa is entering a new project cargo investment cycle, with major developments in LNG, mining, renewable energy and industrial infrastructure driving demand for heavy-lift and specialised logistics. As governments and private investors commit billions of dollars to projects across the continent, the sector is preparing for a pipeline of increasingly complex

15 July 2026 – The emerging 2026-27 El Niño has the potential to become the strongest climate event in more than a decade. While weather events are often viewed as operational risks, this one is more appropriately understood as a macroeconomic event with implications for inflation, trade flows, supply chains and corporate earnings. The IMF estimates

14 July 2026 – South Africa has called on the US not to impose a proposed additional 12.5% tariff on its exports, arguing that its existing laws provide sufficient powers to prevent goods produced using forced labour from entering the country. The request follows a finding by the US Trade Representative (USTR) that South Africa

13 July 2026 – After having lost momentum in Q4, the Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) recovered strongly in Q1 2026. The index increased for three consecutive months to reach an index level of 125.0, the highest since May 2024. At this level, the index was up by 6.2% compared to Q4 2025

10 July 2026 – The US trade deficit widened in May as a broad-based increase in imports and a decline in exports propelled the gap to the most in more than a year. The gap in goods and services trade grew 42.2% from the prior month to $77.6 billion, Commerce Department data showed Tuesday. The