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South African GDP growth slumps in Q1

South African GDP growth was slower than expected in Q1, and the outlook for the coming quarters is not very promising either. Nevertheless, the fresh sell-off in the rand leaves the Reserve Bank with little room to loosen monetary policy in the next few months.

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