GDP: Is that the sound of champagne corks?
Better-than-expected second-quarter figures put SA on track to achieve 5% GDP growth this year, provided the economy bounces back fully from July’s unrest
09 September 2021 - 05:00
Third Covid wave aside, SA’s economy is proving surprisingly resilient.
Despite a raft of tighter restrictions, second-quarter GDP grew 1.2% quarter on quarter — and almost 20% year on year — as it rebounded from the hole created by the pandemic last year...
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