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title: "Don't be too sure SA will be downgraded"
description: "Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen chats to Investec Bank CEO Richard Wainwright and Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop about government's 2020 budget. The topics covered include whether this is a \"sea-change\" budget, will business confidence rise, is a sovereign wealth fund a good idea and what are the chances a state bank will help bank the unbanked."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-03-01-podcast-dont-be-too-sure-sa-will-be-downgraded/"
published: "2020-03-01T18:09:13"
updated: "2020-03-03T14:36:18"
lang: "en-ZA"
---

# Don't be too sure SA will be downgraded

> Business Maverick editor Tim Cohen chats to Investec Bank CEO Richard Wainwright and Investec chief economist Annabel Bishop about government's 2020 budget.  The topics covered include whether this is a "sea-change" budget, will business confidence rise, is a sovereign wealth fund a good idea and what are the chances a state bank will help bank the unbanked.

Published 1 March 2020, 20:09 SAST · Updated 3 March 2020, 16:36 SAST

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