Is the informal economy becoming the answer to unemployment?
The informal economy is becoming the shock absorber for what is happening in the formal economy
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The informal economy is becoming the shock absorber for what is happening in the formal economy
The worst of the recent oil price shock has likely passed, barring any further upsurge in global energy costs.
'Small businesses typically feel these shocks first because they have less pricing power and thinner cash buffers.'
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Economic shocks, such as fuel price hikes or electricity tariff increases, may be felt immediately by consumers.
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But this is a R2bn shock ‘it cannot withstand’.