ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: Business sentiment in the spotlight
The manufacturing sector, which contributes about 14% to GDP, is threatened by the prospect of continued load-shedding
02 February 2020 - 16:20
Business sentiment will be in focus in the week ahead, with economists expecting the January outcome to remain muted amid waning optimism about the domestic economy.
The median forecast among four economists polled by Bloomberg is for the SA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Sacci) business confidence index (BCI) to have inched up 0.1% in January from 93.1 points in the previous month...
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