Bizskoops - 01 August 2024

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On the show today …
# Middle-class South Africans are taking on unhealthy levels of debt, and
# Calls are mounting for the government to scrap Value-Added-Tax on chicken
# We’ll check in with economist Professor Waldo Krugell to talk about the Olympics, medals and the economy.
# In international business news… Sales at MacDonald’s outlets globally fell this year.
# In investment-news… Economists are eagerly anticipating Pick n Pay's separate listing on the JSE of Boxer.
# And, we’ll also talk to Chris Hattingh from the Centre for Risk Analysis about among other things the importance of Agoa.
1 Aug English South Africa Business News · Business

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