Bizskoops - 01 May 2025

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On the show today …
# Parliament says it will meet the deadlines for the adoption of the 2025 fiscal framework and revenue proposals
# Chery will introduce 19 new energy vehicles in South Africa throughout this year.
# The economist Waldo Krugell also talks about what we can expect when the minister tables his new budget
# In international business news… BP may be forced to cut or even scrap its share buyback programmes over the next year unless oil prices recover.
# In investment-news…. A new trading platform is making its debut.
And, we’ll check in with Chris Hatting from the Center for Risk Analysis to talk about racial employment laws that are being ratcheted up in South Africa under the transformation objectives of the African National Congress.
1 May 2025 English South Africa Business News · Business

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