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South Africa’s economy barely missed a recession in the first quarter of 2023. The economy is weakening at a rate approaching that encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Statistics South Africa’s recently released gross domestic product (GDP) figures, South Africa’s economy grew by a very low 0,4% in the first quarter of 2023, on a seasonally adjusted and annualised base, from the fourth quarter