‘We can do it - we’ve done it before’: Kevin Lings says path to SA economic rebound lies in using past lessons

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Once in a while, somebody produces truly superb work on a complex subject that demands the widest possible audience. Stanlib chief economist Kevin Lings delivers one of those rarities in this interview where he takes a look back at the past three decades and correlates foreign purchases on the South African share market with critical criteria like economic growth, unemployment and government debt. The result is a compelling argument and encouragement that SA’s desperate current situation is not pre-ordained; the road to success is no mystery - SA achieved it for more than a decade between 1996 and 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15 Jun 2023 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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