The pace of global growth could halve if the spread of the coronavirus is not contained, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) warned on Monday.
While countries such as China, the epicentre of the outbreak, are ramping up efforts to stimulate their economies to ameliorate the effects of the virus, SA has no fiscal room to buffer against the economic fallout from the disease, experts are warning...
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