SA's foreign direct investment dips in 2019

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PRETORIA - South Africa saw a dip in foreign direct investment in 2019 compared to the previous year, with inflows falling to R66.8 billion from R72.1 billion, the central bank said on Tuesday.

A key part of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to revive growth in Africa’s most developed economy hinges on luring foreign capital, but prolonged power outages caused confidence among investors to wane along with industrial activity.

The South African Reserve Bank said in its quarterly bulletin nationwide blackouts by state power firm Eskom since the beginning of 2020 had triggered broad-based economic weakness, while the impact of the coronavirus outbreak was also beginning to tell as global risk aversion spiked.

 

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