The resignation of South Africa’s finance minister boosted the rand this week by demonstrating President Ramaphosa’s firm stance on corruption. Meanwhile, Nigeria’s key opposition party selected its presidential candidate – setting the stage for next February’s election. We think that South African activity data released next week will echo this week’s figures in showing that the economy rebounded in Q3.
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