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South Africa

Page history last edited by Brian D Butler 13 years, 10 months ago

 

South Africa

see also Africa

 

  1. South Africa
  2. Special Report on South Africa from The Economist:
  3. Top companies in South Africa
    1. Trade issues:
    2. Global Villages 

 

 

 

Special Report on South Africa from The Economist:

 

 

 

 

Top companies in South Africa

 

223 Standard Bank Group South Africa Banking 16.88 1.50 161.60 9.89
305 Sasol South Africa Oil & Gas Operations 16.62 2.87 17.71 15.98
332 FirstRand South Africa Banking 10.55 1.53 104.57 6.76
382 MTN Group South Africa Telecommunications Services 11.09 1.66 18.33 15.97
772 Impala Platinum Holdings South Africa Materials 4.81 2.25 7.93 7.46
786 Telkom South Africa Telecommunications Services 6.93 0.98 8.59 5.14
1097 Gold Fields South Africa Materials 2.94 0.57 8.04 6.80
1102 Bidvest Group South Africa Conglomerates 14.13 0.42 5.30 2.75
1142 Sanlam South Africa Insurance 2.12 0.27 34.09 3.41
1220 Remgro South Africa Conglomerates 1.16 1.22 7.61 2.90

 

Rank Company Country Industry Sales ($bil) Profits ($bil) Assets ($bil) Market Value ($bil)
1240 Naspers South Africa Media 2.53 0.42 6.93 6.19
1408 AngloGold Ashanti South Africa Materials 3.18 -1.72 8.19 10.48
1461 Steinhoff Intl Holdings South Africa Consumer Durables 5.76 0.42 7.09 1.53
1664 ARM-African Rainbow Minerals South Africa Materials 1.61 0.57 3.18 2.38
1740 RMB Holdings South Africa Diversified Financials 0.77 0.53 3.59 2.32
1749 Shoprite Holdings South Africa Food Markets 6.10 0.20 1.87 2.70
1958 Harmony Gold Mining South Africa Materials 1.18 -0.03 4.50 5.10

 

Source:  http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/18/global-09_The-Global-2000_Counrty_12.html

 

 

 

 

Trade issues:

 

Considerable progress was made in the 1990s in liberalizing and simplifying the South African Customs Union (SACU) tariff structure, generating impressive growth, but such movement has slowed in the past few years. The tariff structure remains excessively complex and opaque; a much simpler tariff structure using a few, or even just a single tariff rate, should be adopted.

 

 

Global Villages 

 

Johannesburg , South Africa

Population > 3.3 million

 

Leading indicator > Foreign visitors to South Africa have more than doubled since 1994

 

Fast companies > Dimension Data; MTN; Investec

 

South Africa has long been the economic engine of sub-Saharan Africa . Now, Jo-burg is the political and cultural nexus, too, attracting business execs and tourists from across the continent. The attractions: good infrastructure , the world's largest container terminal , and an airport with global connections. The dark side: crime , government bureaucracy , and troubling xenophobia .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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