Absa held its annual investment management conference on Thursday under the theme, Who moved my growth? This is a valid question after first-quarter GDP data showed a contraction of 2.2%. But the National Treasury, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) still expect the country to grow by 1.5% or more in 2018. Absa’s Tsitsi Hatendi-Matika spoke to Business Day TV about where growth could come from.

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