After a weak start to the year, there has been a surge in non-energy exports in the past few months. About half of this rebound was weather-related, as exports were delayed during the winter. But underneath these fluctuations we are starting to see some early signs of recovery.
Unless firms realise that it is in their long term interests to develop their workers, we are not likely to benefit from the synergies of public education and training and firm level training. BIS central bankers’ speeches  5  The year ending March 2013 was declared the German – South African year of science.