If Nedbank's latest set of financial results is anything to go by, consumers are recovering faster than expected from the financial hit of the pandemic, and behaving more responsibly than expected when it comes to paying off their debts.

Corporations are doing so too - but borrowing little to spend on the new investments or new expansion projects that could boost economic growth in years to come...

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