ARTICLE · 18 JULY 2000

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Welcome to the very first edition of FreeFlow. The FreeFlow is a business information vehicle designed to keep JSE staff members up to date on issues related to the JSE. The information is being disseminated in an electronic format to ensure that all staff members receive the same information simultaneously. FreeFlow will appear on your screens on a monthly basis and will contain information on Gateway 2002, forum news, market indicators, Human Resources information and explanations of various business concepts relating to the JSE and the financial markets in general.

Every month we will introduce a business concept as simply as possible in order to give staff insight into the various business concepts that drive financial markets. We will also include the key market indicators for the JSE and explain what they are.

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