P.E.S.T.L.E Report
             SADC ANALYTICAL SERVICE
               political   | economic  | social  | technological  | legal  | ecological

These quarterly reports provide information about the political, economic, social, technological, legal and ecological environments prevailing in the 14 SADC countries. It then analyses the business implications of the information presented.

The editorial content concentrates on the concepts of flows and changes taking place during the reporting period, rather than attempting to present an encyclopaedic overview of the status quo at a point in time. Status quo, as opposed to dynamic analyses, are readily available from other sources. The closest alternative to our report that could be purchased would comprise of a set of 14 country reports, published by a leading London-based economics unit, each costing £245 (R39 445.00).

• Easy access to reasonably up-to-date information and analysis
• All 14 SADC countries information in one document
• Contextual accumulation of information over each year
• No domination of regional information by South Africa
• Holistic analytical framework
• Each country treated in the context of its level of development
• Succinct business implications
• Information for both risk management and marketing opportunities
• Cost effective information

UPDATED QUARTERLY

• Each January, the report provides an overview of the previous year
• Each April, the report provides an overview of the period January through to March
• Each July, the report covers the period January through to June
• Each October, the report covers the period from January through to September