South Africa: Eskom pulling the plug on growth

Severe power cuts in will weigh on the economy in Q4, and raise the serious risk of another technical recession. Even if the economy does manage to return to growth this quarter, recent weakness has set the stage for a disappointing 2020. Our below-consensus growth forecast for next year is just 0.5%.

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