Cabinet must forget squabbles and back the Mboweni plan
The three central points of the document hold the keys to getting SA out of its economic slump
04 September 2019 - 05:05
When the cabinet meets this week it will in all likelihood do so against a background of news of a second quarter of positive economic growth. This means SA escaped the technical definition of a recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction.
But a positive second quarter should not prompt complacency in anyone, let alone policymakers, who need to ensure that over the next 10 years the ground is laid for a secure and certain policy path that can attract the sort of investments the country so desperately needs. ..
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