{"id":435181,"date":"2011-06-03T06:46:54","date_gmt":"2011-06-03T06:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/03\/business-confidence-down-in-april\/"},"modified":"2011-06-03T06:46:54","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T06:46:54","slug":"business-confidence-down-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/03\/business-confidence-down-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Confidence Down in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"28.4887780549\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.namibian.com.na\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/namibian180.jpg\" alt=\"The Namibian (Windhoek)\" title=\"Visit The Namibian (Windhoek)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>31 May 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>Business confidence in Namibia slipped in April as the consumption sub-index fell, hit by what looked like a temporary fall in car sales, a survey released yesterday showed.<\/p>\n<p>The Business Climate Index (BCI), produced by the Institute for Public Policy Research, dropped 3,5 points to 111,1 in April from 114,6 in March, after three months of straight gains.<\/p>\n<p>The BCI is based on 13 broad economic indicators that are likely to impact on the domestic business environment.<\/p>\n<p>The consumption index fell 8,8 basis points, hit by a 20 per cent month-on-month fall in car sales. The IPPR said the drop was due to seasonal fluctuations before domestic motor shows and that sales should rise again in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>The investment index fell by 5,4 points, partly due to troubles in the construction sector and company registrations, which fell by 21 per cent in April.<\/p>\n<p>The leading indicator was down 6,5 points but overall, it gcontinues to point towards a favourable economic climate six months down the line, h the IPPR said in a statement.-Nampa-Reuters<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Originally posted here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201106030281.html\" title=\"Business Confidence Down in April\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business Confidence Down in April<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 31 May 2011 Business confidence in Namibia slipped in April as the consumption sub-index fell, hit by what looked like a temporary fall in car sales, a survey released yesterday showed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-435181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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