{"id":46903,"date":"2017-07-18T05:30:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T04:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.commercialriskonline.com\/?p=46903"},"modified":"2017-07-18T05:31:11","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T04:31:11","slug":"strong-headwinds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialriskonline.com\/strong-headwinds\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong headwinds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-excerpt\">\n    <p>Gareth Stokes takes a look at the changing fortunes of South Africa and the impact on business<\/p>\n<p>South Africa, once the darling of emerging market Africa, is teetering at the edge of an economic abyss. 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