Economists: SA should get support from international funders
Accessing funding provided by agencies, such as the IMF, could help reduce the government’s interest burden
21 April 2020 - 15:10
International funders, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), could potentially provide SA with as much as R400bn in funding to cushion the country against the economic effects of the coronavirus lockdown, according to economist Mike Schussler.
Schussler was speaking at an online briefing hosted by the SA Institute of Race Relations, as SA awaits an announcement from President Cyril Ramaphosa later on Tuesday on an expanded economic and social relief package to fight the coronavirus...
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