SA’s ‘abnormally’ low coronavirus rate will still wreck the economy

Posted in: Intellidex in the media on March 19, 2020


While SA may end up with an official coronavirus rate which is relatively lower than peer countries, the pandemic may trigger an Eskom “shock” and shrink the economy by 2.4% this year, says Intellidex’s Peter Attard Montalto. Featured in Fin24

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