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November 13, 2025
MTBPS REACTIONS - Experts weigh in!
Experts across sectors welcomed the 2025 Medium-Term Budget’s focus on fiscal discipline, infrastructure reform, and private-sector collaboration. While improved debt stability and policy certainty inspire optimism, leaders stress the need for measurable youth employment outcomes and inclusive growth to sustain South Africa’s recovery.
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November 13, 2025
Economic Recovery and Reform: Pillay Urges Action Amid South Africa’s Mid-Term Budget
In a thoughtful reflection on South Africa’s mid-term budget, Yugen Pillay, Partner and Head of Public Sector at BDO South Africa, highlights the encouraging signs of economic recovery while urging greater urgency in tackling crime and corruption to safeguard progress.
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November 13, 2025
Medium-term budget: Lower inflation target and infrastructure push boost confidence
Citadel Chief Economist Maarten Ackerman says the 2025 Medium-Term Budget reflects fiscal maturity and credibility, highlighting progress toward debt stabilisation, lower inflation, and structural reform. While challenges persist, the focus on fiscal discipline and private sector collaboration signals renewed economic confidence.
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November 13, 2025
BASA Statement on the 2025 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement
The Banking Association South Africa welcomes the 2025 Medium Term Budget’s commitment to fiscal discipline and reform. With a new 3% inflation target, lower debt costs, and better revenue performance, BASA highlights the momentum toward stability, investment confidence, and sustainable growth.
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November 13, 2025
Recalibrating the fiscal framework for a low-inflation era
South Africa’s medium-term budget signals growing fiscal discipline despite political complexity. Momentum Investments’ economists, Sanisha Packirisamy and Tshiamo Masike, unpack Treasury’s steady progress toward debt stabilisation, lower inflation targets, and cautious optimism for a sovereign ratings upgrade amid ongoing reform efforts.
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November 13, 2025
PPS Medium Term Budget Policy Statement
South Africa’s fiscal outlook is showing early signs of stabilisation. Reza Hendrickse, Portfolio Manager at PPS Investments, unpacks the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement’s cautious optimism, highlighting revenue gains, restrained spending, and the slow but steady path toward debt sustainability.
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November 12, 2025
The future will surprise
Citadel Chief Economist Maarten Ackerman notes that despite trade tensions and political uncertainty, the world economy has avoided recession, entering a controlled slowdown. He highlights opportunities amid moderation and urges investors to “box clever” heading into 2026.
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November 12, 2025
SARB tightens excon requirements for non-residents with dramatic implications for SA and the JSE
Recent changes to South Africa’s exchange control manual could deter foreign investment and reduce JSE liquidity, warns the Institute for International Tax and Finance. New rules requiring tax clearance for non-resident income remittances add delays, higher costs, and compliance burdens.
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November 12, 2025
The founder’s dilemma – it’s not business, it’s personality
With up to 80% of small businesses failing, understanding your Money Personality is key. Jacques Coetzer of Sanlam explains how founders’ differing attitudes to risk and money can cause conflict, and how self-awareness and planning can build lasting financial resilience.
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November 12, 2025
Far from it - are we approaching the end of the global rate-cutting cycle?
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell downplayed expectations of further rate cuts as slowing job growth contrasts with strong economic performance. Despite uncertainty, Schroders’ Sebastian Mullins expects resilient global growth, moderate inflation, and solid corporate earnings into 2026.
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