AGP Executive Report
Last update: a day agoCross-Border Trade & Logistics: Botswana says it will keep pushing deeper SADC ties to make it easier for businesses to operate across borders, streamline cross-border logistics and cut non-tariff barriers as it opens its Northern Trade Fair in Francistown. Local Business Formalisation: Government says the R500m Spaza Shop Support Fund has approved R179.6m for 2,369 spaza shops, but compliance and licensing still block many applicants. Industrial Competitiveness: The AfDB’s African Industrialisation Index shows Morocco overtaking South Africa as Africa’s leading industrial economy, citing stronger industrial policy, export diversification and value-chain integration. Energy & Industry Pressure: South Africa’s economy is feeling the squeeze from the Middle East war and higher costs, with households cutting fuel and spending as the SARB lifts rates and inflation bites. Agriculture Health: Agriculture received another 3.5m foot-and-mouth disease vaccine doses, bringing totals to 13.5m after a court ruling allowed farmers to buy their own vaccines. Mining & Finance: Petra Diamonds has placed its Finsch mine into business rescue and is considering cost cuts as weak diamond demand and a stronger rand erode liquidity. Tech & Trade Diplomacy: Deputy President Mashatile and India’s partners discussed technology, trade and investment collaboration, while SA also continues rolling out school media-lab tech to expand access to learning tools.
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