Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) Deputy Director-General Joe de Beer says the country’s headline figure, the real gross domestic product (GDP), grew by 3.3% in the second quarter of 2016.

JSE-listed diversified real estate investment trust Redefine Properties (JSE: RDF) has successfully raised Euro 150 million through the launch of a five year exchangeable bond programme to be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, with the proceeds to be used in part settlement of the bridge facility used to fund its recent investment into Poland.

June Retail Building Statistics complete the 2nd quarter building picture, and pointed to a still-brisk pace of Retail Space building activity for the 2nd quarter as a whole.

In December 2015, the FNB House Price Index inflation rate continued its mild year-on-year growth uptick of recent months.

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