{"id":41276,"date":"2023-03-01T14:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=41276"},"modified":"2023-03-01T14:45:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T14:45:20","slug":"economy-south-africas-narrower-trade-surplus-bodes-ill-for-the-rand-but-cooling-oil-price-may-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=41276","title":{"rendered":"ECONOMY: South Africa\u2019s narrower trade surplus bodes ill for the rand, but cooling oil price may help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Data unveiled last week by the South African Revenue Service shows that the economy\u2019s trade surplus in 2022 will fall far short of the robust one posted in 2021. 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