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Q2 GDP: South Africa rebounds, Nigeria limps out of recession

Africa’s two largest economies returned to growth in Q2. But while South African growth rebounded, things in Nigeria remained very weak, causing us to downgrade our 2017 growth forecast to 1.2%.

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