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Africa: South Africa Narrowly Avoids Recession
DW, 26 August 2014
Africa's most advanced economy grew by 0.6 percent in the second quarter following a contraction in the first quarter. The country has avoided recession for now, but its economy… Read more »
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South Africa: GDP Increases By 0.6 Percent in 2nd Quarter
SAnews.gov.za, 26 August 2014
South Africa's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at market prices increased by 0.6% in the second quarter of 2014, Statistics South Africa, said on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Economy Battles to Get Out of the Woods
SAnews.gov.za, 14 July 2014
The country's economy has battled to fully recover from the impact of the 2009 recession due to low productivity in the mining and manufacturing sectors. Read more »
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South Africa: Zuma Announces Measures to Jump-Start Economy
SA Info, 17 June 2014
Lifting the economy onto a faster growth path will be a key government priority over the next five years, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday, announcing a number of far-reaching… Read more »
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South Africa: DA Calls for Urgent Debate On SA's Economic Crisis
DA, 10 June 2014
Today's release of Statistics South Africa's (StatsSA) Manufacturing: Production and Sales report is yet another indication that President Jacob Zuma's ANC is failing our economy. Read more »
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South Africa: Treasury Notes Rating Agency Decision
SAnews.gov.za, 13 June 2014
National Treasury says it has noted rating agency, Fitch Ratings' decision to revise the country's outlook from stable to negative and that government is aware of the growth… Read more »
South Africa Narrowly Avoids Recession
The economy has registered a slight increase in its economic growth rate in the second quarter of 2014, due to the services, transport, finance and property sectors.
