Featured Categories

Our Ranges Catergorised

more
Brand Names

Clothing & Gift Catalogues

Workwear & PPE -> (579)

Eco Friendly Gifts -> (919)

Executive Gifts -> (1669)

Mens Gifts -> (1566)

Ladies Gifts -> (1853)

At The Office -> (3866)

Caps & Clothing -> (3985)

Luggage & Bags -> (5543)

Pens & Writing -> (5437)

Folders -> (1588)

Drinkware ->

Homeware & Hotel -> (3062)

Kiff Keyrings -> (1463)

Tea & Coffee Time -> (1247)

Behind The Bar -> (1038)

Clocks & Watches -> (2178)

Computer Accessories -> (862)

Conference Corner -> (22)

Fresh Outdoors -> (1435)

GiveAways & Novelties

Gizmos & Gadgets -> (2287)

Lights & Torches -> (960)

Personal Stuff -> (1976)

Radio's & Sound -> (386)

The Golfing Range -> (733)

Tools & Hardware -> (224)

Travel Things -> (1207)

Kids, Fun & Games -> (1878)

Leather Range -> (165)

Purely Promotional -> (1668)

Smoking Section -> (258)

Sports Section -> (1178)

Stationery Supplies -> (2070)

Sunglasses & Novelty -> (500)

Covid-19 Essential Products ->
(186)

Promotional Display -> (417)

Purely African -> (1253)

Our Brands

more

Sort By Brand Names

more

Sort By:

more
Product Colour ->

Product Material ->

Receipients Personality ->

Season ->

Specific Occasion -> (847)

Sort By Price

more

Specify own range

to

Predefined ranges

Under R1.00
From R1.00 to R5.00
From R5.00 to R25.00
From R25.00 to R50.00
From R50.00 to R100.00
From R100.00 to R250.00
From R250.00 to R500.00
From R500.00 to R1,000.00
From R1,000.00 to R1,500.00
From R1,500.00 to R2,500.00
R2,500.00 and above

Sort by Personality

more

Language Selector

Currency Selector

Press: World Cup to 'boost SA growth' by Perkal

Johannesburg - A leading economist says a recent estimate of a 0.8% boost to South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP) thanks to the football World Cup is conservative as the impact should be higher than this.

Chief economist at Econometrix, Dr Azar Jammine, said on Thursday that South Africa is unique in the world thanks to hosting the 2010 Fifa World Cup.

He notes that German GDP improved 2% as a result of hosting the last event and their economy is eight times the size of South Africa.

"A reversal in the decline in foreign tourism is likely - the semi-finals and finals are already sold out. It is mind-boggling what that will do for our economy," says Jammine.

"I think the effect will be higher than 0.8% of GDP."

"No one else has got that and the beauty of this is that it has got our infrastructure investment going long before other countries," says Jammine.

"Our momentum of infrastructure spending is rapid," he adds, saying that other countries are only now talking about investing in this area, while SA is already implementing building.

He feels an event like the World Cup, tied in with other factors like higher wages at a time when inflation is going down, gradual improvement in retail sales, fiscal space and concomitant higher government expenditure that does not "break the bank" and the return of foreign capital flows will compensate for the global slump and see SA reach 0.6% growth this year, rising to 3.8% next year.

"I still see positive growth for investment spending, and commodity prices seem to have passed their bottoms and are on the way up," adds Jammine.

"One suspects there is a shortage of commodities in some areas,"

Jammine is, however, a little more concerned about the global prognosis in 2012 and 2013 as a "W" curve may be in place, which means some strength for the next two years - being seen now - followed by another big slump which could be worse than the first.

He said the rand is highly correlated to this and this is why it could gain in the short term, but weaken longer term.

Jammine adds that "the political situation has become more certain - people were worried about Jacob Zuma but he has made all the right noises".

Jammine feels that it will be virtually impossible for the administration to "mess with Trevor" [Manuel] and thus economic policy at the moment, but he is concerned about the lack of service delivery at local level, which could cause problems if it continues under the current administration. He says the main stumbling block is human resource capacity, while rising inequality in incomes will also raise problems and this thus entails a serious skills drive.

Jammine says there is a strong correlation between high incomes and tertiary education.

Jammine feels Zuma's proximity to grassroots voters may make him the right person to start getting this right.

This article was published on Thursday 07 May, 2009.

Product Search Tool

 
Use a keyword or product code to find the appropriate product.
Advanced Search
Search Help [?]

Members Login

Your Email Address
Your Password

Log in is done securely
Not yet a Member? Join now
Forgot password? Click here

Why Choose Perkal?

70000+ products from over 300 suppliers all over the world.

No Minimum order requirements on 99% of our range

Extremely Competitive Pricing We will beat any written quote!

Every Product is  Guaranteed

Our Site is 100% Safe & Secure. We use 128 bit encryption to secure our site

Discounted Pricing for Corporate and Trade Clients

We offer Branding on every product with a quick turnaround time

Served over 20000 happy customers to date

Unparalleled Customer Service

We can source almost any product from our China Office - subject to min orders

Current Bestsellers

more
Wooden Pencil
01. Wooden Pencil
R0.94

Bottle opener Keyring - Min Order 100 units
02. Bottle opener Keyring - Min Order 100 units
R4.50

Activate Mints
03. Activate Mints
R3.70

Key Finder - Whistle Keyring
04. Key Finder - Whistle Keyring
R39.80

Pop-It Bottle Opener Keyring
05. Pop-It Bottle Opener Keyring
R3.78

Penflex Ballpoint Clear Meduim Black 50 - Min orders apply, plea
06. Penflex Ballpoint Clear Meduim Black 50 - Min orders apply, plea
R1.37

Pencil with Erazer
07. Pencil with Erazer
R0.95

Executive Talking Clock-Silver

08. Executive Talking Clock-Silver
R69.00

VUVUZELA
09. VUVUZELA
R29.95

Fiesta Pen - Min Order 100 units
10. Fiesta Pen - Min Order 100 units
R3.37

Product Of The Week

Solar Torch Key Ring: 3 LED - Eco-friendly
Solar Torch Key Ring: 3 LED - Eco-friendly
Price  R49.99  
Buy Now

Featured Products

more
Assagai 9 Piece Bbq Set -  - Silver
Assagai 9 Piece Bbq Set - - Silver
 R170.89  R162.50 

News & Articles

New Articles (1)
All Articles (623)
Corporate Gift Articles (401)
Corporate Gift Ideas (11)
Corporate Gifts - Branding (6)
Gadget Articles (60)
Gifts in The Press (75)
Promotional Clothing Articles (38)
Webpage News (18)
General News (37)

Search Articles Text

Ads

Latest products

more
Site Premium Polycotton Workwear Jacket - Reflective Arms & Back
Site Premium Polycotton Workwear Jacket - Reflective Arms & Back

Our Price: R295.98

Follow Perkal

Follow Me on Linkedin Follow Me on Pinterest