The continued weakness of growth means that the central bank will likely opt for a more aggressive 50bp policy rate cut this afternoon. And while growth should recover from here, don’t expect a strong rebound. We are now forecasting growth of 5.8% over the year as a whole, the weakest since 2011.
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