Bizskoops - 13 February 2025

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On the show today …
# Sanral announces an increase in toll tariffs
# Experts predict fuel levies could increase in this year’s budget speech
# The economist Waldo Krugell talks about the impact of current international politics on the South African economy
# In international business news… Coca-Cola may sell more plastic bottles due to President Donald Trump’s 25 percent import tax on all steel and aluminium entering the US
# In investment-news…. Asset managers have expressed positive sentiment on South Africa’s equities for this year
And, we also chat with Christina Louw from Green Cape and one of the authors of the 2025 Water and Renewable Energy Market Intelligence Reports that will be released in March.
12 Feb English South Africa Business News · Business

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