Rand worries, South Africa growth, Kenyan corruption

Attention this week focused on the rand, which fell after the Turkish crisis spooked investors. This distracted attention from activity data suggesting that the country’s economy stagnated in Q2. Elsewhere, confidence in Kenya was hit by a corruption scandal and worries about the cancellation of a deal with the IMF.

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