The sharp widening of South Africa’s current account deficit in 2012 has grabbed most of the headlines, but the more worrying issue is the deterioration in the quality of capital inflows that are financing the shortfall. As such, South Africa’s economy now looks particularly vulnerable to a sudden withdrawal of capital in the case of a renewed bout of global risk aversion.
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