Despite positive economic indicators, South Africa continues to face challenges due to policy uncertainty, hindering investor confidence and economic growth.
Despite positive developments in South Africa this year, investors remain hesitant to invest due to ongoing policy uncertainty . The Policy Uncertainty Index compiled by the North-West University (NWU) Business School unexpectedly decreased further into negative territory, reaching 65.7 compared to 53.5 in the third quarter. This confirms South Africa 's uneven economic recovery .
An increase in the index above 50 indicates heightened policy uncertainty, while a decline suggests reduced uncertainty. Policy uncertainty significantly impacts business confidence and the investment climate in the country. Greater policy certainty encourages investors to invest in South Africa. Media reports revealed a substantial increase in references to policy uncertainty, and the University of Stellenbosch’s Bureau for Economic Research survey of manufacturers experiencing policy/political uncertainty eased from 63 to 60. Professor Raymond Parsons, an economist at the NWU Business School, states that the index indicates that negative factors outweighed positive ones over the past three months. Although it moved further into negative territory, the index also highlighted data confirming South Africa's slow but uneven economic recovery. Business and consumer confidence have been boosted in recent months by factors such as lower inflation, eased interest rates, heavy withdrawal of pension funds under the two-pot retirement system, the end of load shedding, and the formation of the government of national unity (GNU). The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) reports that currently, household spending or consumption is driving South Africa's improved growth prospects. The poor gross domestic product (GDP) growth figures for the third quarter were unexpected, even when the negative agricultural numbers were excluded, the remaining economy demonstrated minimal growth
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