S. Africa: Worsening outbreak will prompt SARB to cut

Activity data from January suggest that the economy was already contracting before the coronavirus reached South Africa. The outbreak will add to economic headwinds. Policymakers are likely to spring into action by cutting their key rate on Thursday, but that will not prevent GDP from falling this year.

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