Tough calls ahead on borrowing

12 April 2020 - 00:20 By HILARY JOFFE

Growth is crashing, SA's fiscal deficit will balloon and financial markets have turned very unfriendly. Where will SA find the money it needs to fund a much higher government borrowing requirement?..

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