WORLD ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
IMF warns on SA’s crippling public finances and structural constraints
20 January 2020 - 23:56
The IMF cut its economic growth estimates for SA on Monday, joining the World Bank in expecting the country to grow at less than 1% in 2020.
The fund flagged structural constraints and deteriorating public finances, that "are holding back business confidence and private investment" in its World Economic Outlook update for 2020...
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