HILARY JOFFE: Figures look good but on closer inspection, not so rosy

The market had expected the economy to grow at an annualised 2.5% during the first quarter of this year

13 June 2021 - 00:08 By and hilary joffe

It was a week of bad-mood-busting economic news, with stronger than expected first-quarter GDP figures, a big jump in business confidence, a current account surplus and, to top it all, President Cyril Ramaphosa's electricity surprise...

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