ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: SA braces for a deepening recession
First-quarter GDP figures will reflect load-shedding but not the full effect of coronavirus lockdown
28 June 2020 - 16:32
Economic growth and current account data for the first quarter will be the main focus this week. Though too backward-looking to reveal the effect of the pandemic, the data is likely to show that the recession was entrenched before the virus struck.
First-quarter GDP figures will be released by Stats SA on Tuesday...
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