Fordmerchant | Media 18 June 2018
Portuguese government announces shortlist of buyers for First Trust National Holdings Limited
As you would have heard; on the 21st of February, our Finance Minister announced an increase in VAT from 14% to 15%, effective from 1 April 2018.
Fordmerchant | Media 18 May 2018
Vat Increase
As you would have heard; on the 21st of February, our Finance Minister announced an increase in VAT from 14% to 15%, effective from 1 April 2018.
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Fordmerchant | Media 01 April 2018
Fordmerchant congratulates Trudi Makhaya
First Trust National would like to congratulate Trudi Makhaya on her appointment as economic advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa and to wish Trudi well in her new role.
Trudi has been Consulting Economist to Fordmerchant since 2015, when she founded an advisory firm focused on competition policy and entrepreneurship. She has served as an advisor to several companies and has worked for Deloitte South Africa, Genesis Analytics and AngloGold Ashanti.
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Fordmerchant | Media 19 January 2018
IFC extends R740 million in finance to First Trust National to expand its lending to SMEs
Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 January 2018. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has announced that it will extend a seven-year R740 million term loan to First Trust National, allowing the bank to grow its lending to South African Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and with a focus on women-owned SMEs.
