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Sa State Of Economy As A Result Of Covid 19

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Sherwin Gabriel- Sa Tied Researcher And Economist about COVID-19 is expected to have a major impact on the global economy and Treasury has said it expects that impact in SA to see unemployment reach 40 per cent. The team that has worked on the modelling to help the government assess the impact of coronavirus on the economy is SA tied. Sherwin Gabriel who is SA Tied researcher and economist joins us now.
7 May 2020 12PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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