SACCI Press Release – Trade Conditions Survey – July 2019 Wednesday, 14 August 2019 SACCI Press Release Trade Conditions Strained but Stable Trade conditions for the month of July 2019 remained strained but stable. The Trade Activity Index (TAI) increased by 2 index points to 40, its second highest level since February 2019; the…
This is an interview of our CEO of SACCI , Mr Alan Mukoki, on the Karima Brown’s The Fix Show : ENCA Channel 403 on “How Municipalities are crippling South African businesses”. Giving some home truth and saying what needs to be said for positive action that needs to be taken. Our chamber strongly supports the views…
SACCI PRESS RELEASE – BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INDEX (BCI) FOR MAY 2019 Marginally lower Business Confidence SACCI’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined to 93.0 in May 2019 from 93.7 in April 2019 and was also one index point lower than the 94.0 level in May 2018. The May 2019 BCI level of 93.0 indicates that the business…
Media Release Thursday 30 May 2019 SACCI Statement – Reaction to the New Cabinet SACCI welcomes the appointment of the new cabinet by President Ramaphosa. We acknowledge the statement made by the President at the event that growing the economy and fixing constraints of the country’s public finances ranked highest and were top of mind in…
Media Release Thursday 30 May 2019 SACCI statement on the BUSA petition to the National Assembly for the removal of Adv Mkhwebane as the Public Protector. We have read with concern, BUSA’s statement to petition the National Assembly for the removal of Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane from the position of Public Protector. This action by BUSA has…
Media Release Tuesday 14 May 2019 SACCI Post Election Press Statement In a statement issued by the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI), the CEO of SACCI Mr Alan Mukoki said: QUOTE: The national elections of 8 May 2019 have come and gone, and South Africans from all walks of life have exercised…
Improved but still negative trade conditions Current trade conditions, as reflected by the Trade Activity Index (TAI), recovered to a seasonally adjusted 37 in March 2019 from 30 in January 2019, and 34 in February 2019, although still in negative territory, and much lower than the March 2018 level. According to the survey, the tough…
Trade conditions remain weak SACCI’s February 2019 trade conditions survey reflected an improvement on January 2019 trading conditions although conditions remained weak. The Trade Activity Index (TAI) for February 2019 measured 35 compared to 30 in January 2019. The seasonally adjusted Trade Activity Index (TAI) improved to 34 – gaining 4 index points, therefore 66%…
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 Cautionary Business Mode SACCI released the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for February 2019 at its offices in Illovo, Johannesburg. SACCI’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined in February 2019 to 93.4. This is 1.7 index points lower than in January 2019 and 5.5 points below the February 2018 BCI level of 98.9. The level of…
Trade conditions slip The January 2019 trade conditions survey by SACCI’s depicts a defensive mode with 70% of the respondents negative about trade conditions. The Trade Activity Index (TAI), at 30 in January 2019, was at its lowest level since inception of the Survey in 2000. The previous lowest level for the TAI was 32…
Dear chamber member (and non-chamber member), For several years now Chambers in South Africa have been issuing Certificates of Origin for the exporting business Community. The authority to issue these certificates was negotiated for chambers by SACCI and a Memorandum Of Understanding entered into with the Department of Trade and Industry in this regard. The…
Business confidence in waiting SACCI released the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for January 2019 at its offices in Illovo, Johannesburg. The SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) remained virtually unchanged in January 2019 by measuring 95.1 compared to 95.2 in December 2018. Compared to January 2018, however, the BCI was 4.6 index points down from the exceptional level of 99.7 in…
SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry is seeking a Personal Assistant (PA) to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). This position will require support to the team as a whole. The prospective candidate will manage mostly business-related tasks for the…
SACCI press release 16 January 2019 Moderate but strained trade conditions Results from SACCI’s December 2018 trade conditions survey show that activity improved slightly on November 2018 if adjusted for seasonal factors whereas the six-month prospects remained muted. The seasonally adjusted Trade Activity Index (TAI) recorded 47 compared to 40 in November 2018. In December 2018 the non-seasonally adjusted TAI…
SACCI PRESS RELEASE Thursday, 6 December 2018 Maintaining business confidence SACCI released the November 2018 Business Confidence Index (BCI) at its offices in Illovo, Johannesburg. SACCI’s Business Confidence Index (BCI) for November 2018 measured 96.1 and increased by only 0.3 index point month-on-month. The BCI was one index point higher than in November 2017. The upward momentum of…
Information provided by SACCI: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, is organizing the 2nd edition of the Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet and Expo (RE-INVEST 2017) in the National Capital Region of Delhi at India Expo Mart, Greater Noida, from7th to 9th December 2017. The Founding Conference of the International Solar…
Wednesday 8th November 2017 SACCI today released the October 2017 SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) at its Offices in Rosebank, Johannesburg. After the SACCI BCI recovered by 3.4 index points to 93.0 in September 2017 from a low in August 2017, the BCI remained virtually unchanged at 92.9 in October 2017. The BCI registered nearly a similar reading in October 2017…
SACCI Media Release Wednesday 25 October 2017 SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY RESPONSE TO MTBPS South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) welcomes the MTBPS delivered by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba this afternoon in Parliament. Whilst the Minister dealt with the contextual issues and gave an overview of the challenges and what the…
SACCI Media Release Monday 23 October 2017 SACCI Statement on the MTBPS As the time for the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement has come, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry wishes to take this opportunity to urge the Minister of Finance to issue a Policy statement that will restore confidence to the business environment…
Notice is hereby given for the 2017 South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry Annual Convention, which will include the AGM, the Annual Convention Dinner and the Annual Convention Conference. Venue: Hilton Hotel, Sandton Date: 9th of November 2017 Members who are attending the AGM are requested to please RSVP their attendance before 20 October 2017 to [email protected] PLEASE NOTE THAT…
SACCI Press Release Trade Conditions Slip The Trade Activity Index (TAI) of SACCI’s Trade Conditions Survey for September 2017 dipped to a low 40 – down from 48 in August 2017. All elements of trade experienced lower readings with only employment remaining unchanged. The seasonally adjusted TAI was also down by 9 index points on August –…
SACCI PRESS RELEASE Thursday, 5 October 2017 Strong Resolve Needed to Enhance Business Climate SACCI today released the September 2017 SACCI Business Confidence Index (BCI) at its Offices in Rosebank, Johannesburg. The Business Confidence Index (BCI) of SACCI reflects the business climate that is market-related and recognizes economic developments that have a bearing on the…
In a statement issued today the CEO of SACCI, Mr Alan Mukoki said: We congratulate Mr. Tshabalala’s appointment as the sole CEO of Standard Bank, after he had been in the same role sharing it with Mr Ben Kruger. On behalf of the business community we wish Mr Tshabalala the best of luck as he…
Moderate and Stable Trade Conditions The Trade Activity Index (TAI) of the SACCI Trade Conditions Survey for August 2017 was up to 48 from 47 for July 2017. Although slightly in negative territory, the seasonally adjusted TAI was edging towards the positive and remained approximately stable on 50. The TAI was one index point lower in August…
Cautious Trade Prospects The SACCI Trade Conditions Survey Trade Activity Index (TAI) at 47 for July 2017 reflects reserved trade conditions with the TAI still below 50. The seasonally adjusted TAI, however, improved by a further two index points to 51 in July from 49 in June 2017 and was also 3 points higher than…