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South Africa: Quantifying the economic costs of political tensions

Fears that last month’s cabinet reshuffle will knock South Africa’s economy off course have dominated the headlines. But it will be some time before we have enough information to fully quantify the impact of President Jacob Zuma’s decision to sack his respected finance minister. In this Watch, we highlight the indicators that will give the first signs of how serious the damage will be.

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