Download or read book South Africa: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Financial System Stability Assessment written by International Monetary and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2022-02-11 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economy recovered strongly in 2021, following an unprecedented real output contraction in 2020. However, the outlook remains precarious amidst projected future low growth, high unemployment and adverse debt dynamics, and the recovery pace is unlikely to be sustained. Ample buffers allowed the financial system to handle the COVID-19 shock relatively well, but domestic and external downside risks remain substantial—with potential implications for asset quality, profitability, and solvency.