{
  "id": 6268504,
  "title": "Cowan: South Africa Has Yet to Turn Growth Corner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/cowan-south-africa-has-yet-to-turn-growth-corner",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-08T10:09:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-08/cowan-south-africa-has-yet-to-turn-growth-corner"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "David Cowan, Africa Economist at Citi Research, says South Africa has yet to turn the corner on growth, with the economy showing resilience rather than a strong acceleration. He also says Zimbabwe’s recovery is benefiting from improved fiscal discipline, higher gold and lithium prices and stronger agricultural exports. Cowan discusses the challenges of de-dollarization, signs of renewed foreign…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}