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S. Africa: Mboweni puts growth ahead of fiscal targets

The government’s decision to accept a wider deficit rather than tighten policy to meet previous targets will push up debt levels. But so long as bond yields don’t rise sharply (which we doubt is likely) this should provide support to the flagging economy.

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