South Africa exits recession in Q2 2017, GDP rises 2.5%

  *Expansion ends country’s second recession in eight years *Agricultural output surged 34 percent from previous quarter 05 September 2017, Johannesburg — South Africa’s economy exited its second recession in almost a decade in the three months ended June 30 after agricultural output surged. Gross domestic product increased an annualized 2.5 percent in the second […] More »