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Consumer inflation is expected to remain close to the central bank’s 6% ceiling, amid war-induced oil price rally (Dean Hutton/ Bloomberg/ Getty Images)
ANNABEL BISHOP

Reserve Bank set to hike interest rates

Consumer inflation is expected to remain close to the central bank’s 6% ceiling, amid war-induced oil price rally

  • Sarah Smit
3 min read
According to StatsSA’s data, the fourth-quarter economic growth was mainly driven by the manufacturing, retail, agriculture and personal services sectors. (GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP via Getty Images)
BLOOMBERG CONSENSUS

SA’s economy is still 1.8% smaller than before Covid-19

The country’s economy shrank by 6.4% in 2020 but real GDP increased by 4.9% in 2021

  • Sarah Smit
2 min read