SME Confidence Falls Despite Improving Economy

SME Confidence Falls Despite Improving Economy

South African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) reported a broad-based decline in confidence during the third quarter of 2025, despite a series of positive macroeconomic developments and strong optimism around the G20 Summit. This is according to the latest Business Partners Limited SME Confidence Index, which shows weakening sentiment across almost all performance indicators compared to…

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Africa: International Funding for 30×30 Biodiversity Target Falls Billions Short of Global Goals

Africa: International Funding for 30×30 Biodiversity Target Falls Billions Short of Global Goals

Nairobi — A new study and interactive dashboard released today in Nairobi at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) finds that current international financial flows remain billions of dollars short of what is required to achieve the global biodiversity target of protecting and conserving at least 30 percent of the world’s…

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