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[TOP STORY] GDP limited as a measure of SA’s economic health

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‘If we're underestimating our booms, it means people are going to put less money into the economy than they actually should. … [If] investment is down, GDP is down’ – Helenya Fourie, senior economist at the Bureau for Economic Research.

17 Mar 2AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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