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South Africa’s mid-term budget: Fiscal armour hardens, but can Pretoria drive regional growth?

South Africa stabilised debt and widened its primary surplus in the mid-term budget, but a growth downgrade to 1.2% and flexible fiscal anchors highlight the struggle to translate orthodox discipline into continental economic momentum.

The Africa ReportBy Leanne de Bassompierre
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South Africa’s mid-term budget: Fiscal armour hardens, but can Pretoria drive regional growth?
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Original headline: “South Africa’s mid-term budget: Fiscal armour hardens, but can Pretoria drive regional growth?”

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