Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) edged down by 1 point to 38 in the third quarter, suggesting that the sharp setback recorded in Q2 is stabilising. While confidence remains slightly below its long-term average of 40, RMB's Chief Economist Isaah Mhlanga notes that some acute pressures have eased, but this has not yet translated into a broad improvement in demand or activity, with the sectoral picture remaining mixed. Read more: www.rmb.co.za/u/kFlSoA.

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