Load shedding and runaway fuel prices – having had a profound effect of inflation and, consequently, higher interest rates – have served to negatively affect most short-term demand and production numbers. Credit growth did retain strong upward momentum which may be partly due to some distress borrowing. However, recent credit numbers were measured against an extremely low base reached a year ago owing to Covid-19.
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