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Middle East crisis pressures SA trade, oil and rand
Byadmin March 2, 2026

‘Shipping lines have begun to impose what is called war surcharge, which is roughly about R40 per carton of fresh fruit. That in percentage terms is something like 20% of their farm gate revenue,’ says Dr Iraj Abedian, founder and CEO of Pan-African Investment and Research Services.

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Could South Africa be excluded from a potential Agoa extension?
Byadmin December 10, 2025

‘The reality is that on our side we have been, in my view, a lot less proactive than we should have been and could have been’ says Dr Iraj Abedian, economist and founder of Pan-African Investment Services.

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