Thank you to Pictet for inviting me to speak at this year’s annual global outlook, which is taking place against the background of an environment that continues to be uncertain. I was requested to speak about the “Outlook for the SA economy” as your programme suggests.
I have taken a bit of liberty, and hope I will be forgiven, as a lot has already been said on this matter in the last couple of weeks by my colleagues in various speeches, and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting took place less than a month ago – so I shall only briefly touch on this towards the end of my remarks.