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SA and Eskom dragging down entire sub-Saharan region's 2023 growth prospects

Renée Bonorchis

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SA is projected to grow 5% in 2021 and 2.2% in 2022, according to the IMF.

SA is projected to grow 5% in 2021 and 2.2% in 2022, according to the IMF.

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects South Africa's growth to be so sluggish this year, with a large part of that due to the country's typical lack of electricity, that only two of the 44 countries surveyed across sub-Saharan Africa may fare worse.

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