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'The risk that is emerging is a sort of geopolitical risk where access to your competitive advantage through AI could be cut off' – Dawie Scholtz, managing director and partner at Boston Consulting Group, BCG.

Zimele Mbanjwa from FNB Wealth & Investments unpacks Nedbank's seemingly flat results – and why removing the impact of the Ecobank stake disposal reveals a much stronger underlying performance. Dawie Scholtz from Boston Consulting Group discusses SA's critical AI crossroads as it weighs US versus Chinese technology. Duncan Armitage from…

‘This release is quite interesting. Its decline this time around hides more positive things than it reveals’ – Absa economist Sello Seleke.

Gary Booysen from Rand Swiss unpacks the US earnings season, with around two-thirds of the S&P 500 having reported – what's stood out, for better or worse? Sello Sekele from Absa CIB breaks down the latest July PMI data and explains why weaker readings may not be entirely bad news…

Thethe Mokele from Pinsent Masons explores the decline of SA’s construction sector and the rise of SMEs through joint ventures and government support.