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How the economy and the bond market influence the Budget
South Africa’s core fiscal challenge is to get the gap between economic growth and the cost of borrowing back into positive territory.
Conventional wisdom says that living expenses rise uniformly with inflation, so many financial plans are based simply on that. But analysing the spending patterns of retirees shows us that the data tells a different story.
Read moreSouth Africa’s core fiscal challenge is to get the gap between economic growth and the cost of borrowing back into positive territory.
Reducing regulation, lowering the cost of doing business, and tapping into the infrastructure asset class can position SA to attract FDI, says Izak Odendaal.