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South Africa's Tepid Economy and High Rates Crimp Credit Growth – Bloomberg

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South African’s appetite for credit softened toward the end of last year amid high interest rates, weak economic conditions and muted consumer spending.
Data in the South African Reserve Bank’s March quarterly bulletin released on Thursday showed loan demand growth for companies slowing to 3.3% year-on-year in January from 9.7% in the same period the year before. Loan growth to households declined to 4.1% from 8.0%.

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