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South Africa: Tepid recovery in Q2, rate cut still likely

June retail sales figures released today added to the evidence that the economy returned to growth in Q2. But the recovery was soft – we estimate around 1.6% q/q saar – and we still think that policymakers at the SARB will cut their key rate by 25bp in September.

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