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INTERNATIONAL TRADE: SA Businesses Face Fewer Constraints

 



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South African businesses face significantly fewer constraints to business expansion than their BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) counterparts, according to Grant Thornton’s latest International Business Report (IBR).

The Grant Thornton IBR is a quarterly survey of the views of senior executives in privately held businesses all over the world. The report surveys over 12,000 listed and privately held businesses in 40 economies annually.

The survey revealed that while 35% of BRIC businesses experienced shortages in terms of the quantities of orders being placed, this was only the case for 18% of those surveyed in South Africa.

Similarly, 34% of BRIC respondents felt constrained by the prohibitive cost of finance, compared to 17% in South Africa. 29% of businesses in the BRIC nations cited the shortage of access to long-term finance as a barrier to growth compared to 13% in South Africa.

Globally, 22% of business executives experienced difficulty in accessing long-term financing and high costs of finance.

The South African economy has been insulated from much of the global market turbulence due, in part, to the country’s top ranked audit and accounting standards, a sound banking system, and well-regulated stock exchange,” says David Campbell, CEO of Grant Thornton Johannesburg (2011 World Economic Forum Global Competitiveness Index).

Campbell adds that South African businesses should view this local strength as an opportunity to make progress through long-term investments in research and development (R&D) and equipment that will place companies at an advantage once the developed world moves out of this recessionary period.

The IBR research reveals that businesses in the emerging markets lead the way in investing for long-term growth. 45% of businesses in the BRIC countries plan to increase investment in research and development over the next year, compared to just 18% of businesses in the G7. Similarly, 47% of BRIC businesses plan to increase investment in plant & machinery over the next 12 months, compared to 37% in the G7.


 
 
 
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