2 August 2011, Tuesday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, John Fraser broadcasted the business and economic news of the day followed by the latest financial indicators, and the Classic Business and News team reported on current business news matters. John also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Jeff Osborne, CEO of the Retail Motor Industry (RMI) Organisation on the latest vehicle sales figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA); Haragopal M, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Finacle at Infosys Technologies for an update on banking, IT and emergence of India; Maria Ramos, CEO of the ABSA Group on the company's interim results; and Jack van der Merwe, CEO of the Gautrain on the Gautrain's new route. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, John chaired a thirty-minute discussion on the weekly topic namely Wal-Mart hits South Africa with guests Mark Ingham, Director at Ingham Analytics; John Mare, Consultant on International Public Affairs Issues; Stephen Gelb, Department of Economics and Econometrics at the University of Johannesburg (UJ); and Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry.

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Segment 1 - 6: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business News Update

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Segment 2:

Latest Vehicle Sales Figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA)

Guest:

Jeff Osborne
CEO
Retail Motor Industry (RMI) Organisation

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Segment 3:

Update on Banking and IT Emergence of India

Guest:

Haragopal M
Senior Vice President and Global Head of Finacle
Infosys Technologies

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Segment 4:

ABSA Group Interim Results

Guest:

Maria Ramos
CEO
ABSA Group

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Segment 5:

Gautrain New Route

Guest:

Jack van der Merwe
CEO
Gautrain

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Segment 6:

Wal-Mart Hits South Africa

Guests (panel discussion):

Mark Ingham
Director
Ingham Analytics

John Mare
Consultant on International Public Affairs Issues

Stephen Gelb
Department of Economics and Econometrics
University of Johannesburg (UJ)

Rob Davies
Minister
Trade and Industry

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