2019 growth: Fuel, electricity prices pose risk - South Africa

South Africa’s central bank says rising fuel and electricity prices posed a domestic risk to the inflation outlook and impact on its 2019 growth.

The apex bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago, gave the remarks on Wednesday after the latest fourth-quarter data showed an annualised growth of 0.8 per cent.

Besides, Kganyago said the impact of the volatile Rand currency and tightening global financial conditions were also being monitored for possible inflationary impacts.

The governor, however, maintained that he expected the economy to grow by 1.7 per cent this year and two per cent in 2020.