Investment decisions hinge on which of four roads SA takes
Options lie on a spectrum between a failed state and the government pursuing the right policies for economic growth
04 November 2020 - 14:27
The question at the forefront of our clients’ minds now when they consider fixed-income investment in SA is: “How safe is it to invest in SA government bonds given the current fiscal situation?”. We have considered four different scenarios, which sit on a continuum.
At one end is the high road scenario, in which the government pursues the right policies for economic growth and this creates general prosperity. At the opposite end of the continuum is the failed state, in which the government runs out of money...
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