17 January 2013, Thursday

In this edition of Classic Business at 18h00, Glenn Lewington broadcast the business and economic news of the day followed by up-to-date financial indicators, and the Classic Business and News teams reported on the day’s news. Glenn Lewington also conducted in-depth interviews with the people making the news: Christopher Gilmour, Analyst at Absa Investments on the Absa Market Outlook for 2013; Emilio Pera, Lead Banking and Capital Markets Director at Ernst & Young on their Fourth Quarter 2012 Banking Index; Cees Bruggemans, Consulting Economist at FNB on their latest Construction Confidence Index; Jacques du Toit, Property Analyst at Absa Home Loans on their latest Residential Building Statistics; and Thomas Funke, Director of Industrial Affairs at the South African Cane Growers' Association on how the proposed tariff increases by Eskom will affect their industry. Market Analyst for the evening Hein Kruger, Managing Director at Kruger International provided commentary on various interest points that made the day's headlines. In the second half of the programme at 18h30, Glenn chaired a one-hour discussion on the weekly topic, namely "The Economic Outlook for 2013" with guests Roelof Botha, Economic Advisor at PwC; Edward Kieswetter, Group Chief Executive at Alexander Forbes; and Saijil Singh, Lead Analyst at Coface with commentary by Dawie Roodt, Chief Economist at the Efficient Group.

PROGRAMME LINEUP

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Segment 1 - 9: FULL PROGRAMME

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Segment 1:

Business and Financial News

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Segment 2:

Absa Market Outlook for 2013

Guest:

Christopher Gilmour
Analyst
Absa Investments

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Segment 3:

Fourth Quarter 2012 Banking Index

Guest:

Emilio Pera
Lead Banking and Capital Markets Director
Ernst & Young

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Segment 4:

Planned Strike at South African Airways (SAA)

Reporter:

Glenn Lewington

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Segment 5:

FNB/BER Fourth Quarter 2012 Construction Confidence Index

Guest:

Cees Bruggemans
Consulting Economist
FNB

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Segment 6:

November 2012 Residential Building Statistics

Guest:

Jacques du Toit  
Property Analyst  
Absa Home Loans

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Segment 7:

Effects of Proposed Eskom Tariff Hikes

Guest:

Thomas Funke
Director of Industrial Affairs
South African Cane Growers' Association

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Segment 8:

Commentary on Strikes in the Mining and Agriculture Sectors, Boeing Grounding the 787 Dreamliner Fleet Worldwide and Nationalisation in Zimbabwe

Commentator:

Hein Kruger
Managing Director
Kruger International

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Segment 9:

The Economic Outlook for 2013

Guests (panel discussion):

Roelof Botha
Economic Advisor
PwC

Edward Kieswetter
Group Chief Executive
Alexander Forbes

Saijil Singh
Lead Analyst
Coface

Commentator:

Dawie Roodt
Chief Economist
Efficient Group

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