The sharp slide in oil prices will help to lower inflation in South Africa and is likely to make a significant dent in the country’s current account deficit. But while this may ease concerns about the economy’s vulnerabilities, the overall external shortfall deficit will remain fairly large, at close to 5% of GDP. What’s more, we don’t think lower oil prices will have much of an impact on GDP growth.
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