Q3 business confidence: ‘The outlook seems upbeat’
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A round-up of the day's news, including the growing demand for Fairtrade from younger consumers and why the NHI could work in SA.
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‘South Africa has the very large 30% duties… the benefit under Agoa is rather modest, it averages out at around 3.5%. Even if we got Agoa, that would take us down to 26.5%,’ says Donald MacKay, XA Global Trade Advisors.