South Africa’s balance of payments data for Q2 make for grim reading. The current account deficit widened to its largest as a share of GDP since Q3 2013 and, while exports are likely to pick up later this year as mining production comes back online, import growth will probably rebound too. This is likely to increase pressure on the central bank to keep raising interest rates, despite the weak domestic economy.
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