US Tariff Pause Ends in 8 Days: Should SA Be Concerned?

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With just days left before a critical 90-day tariff pause expires on July 9, concerns are mounting over what comes next for South African exports to the US. Gugulethu Mfuphi is joined by Feroz Basa, Head of Global Emerging Markets at Sanlam Investments, to unpack what has and hasn't changed since the pause was implemented.

1 Jul 3PM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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