SA: Q4 recession likely, SARB to the rescue? UK in Africa

This week’s South African economic figures suggest that activity in November was stronger than we’d expected, but we still think that a poor performance in December caused output to fall over Q4 as a whole. Thursday’s surprise rate cut is unlikely to change the outlook much. Looking ahead, next week’s UK-Africa summit is unlikely to significantly boost British investment in the continent.

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