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Much more needed to secure SA’s economic turnaround – IRR | SA News

The recent improvement in sentiment about South Africa’s economic outlook should not be mistaken for a turnaround, according to the latest Blueprint for Growth paper from the Institute of Race Relations (IRR), launched at a webinar this morning.

The paper, Arming SA’s Pro-Growth Forces, makes the case for placing economic growth at the centre of public policy and outlines an overarching package of policy reforms aimed at putting South Africa onto a higher-growth path.

In his webinar discussion with IRR Projects and Publications Manager Terence Corrigan, IRR CEO and author of the paper Dr John Endres cautioned against celebrating South Africa’s recent growth performance. Endres noted…

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