The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) released its quarterly business confidence index on Wednesday.
The second quarter data shows the Index dropped 11 index points.
Economist Azar Jammine says the slumping business confidence gives a good indication of things to come for the South African economy.
“And that, in turn, augurs ill for any hopes of an economic improvement and suggests that the recession is likely to be sustained for quite a while.”
Economist Dawie Roodt says there is little room for monetary policy to play a role in spurring growth.
