Office property sector needs 3% GDP growth to rebound

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‘That's what we need to bring enough new tenants into our market to create that demand, to mop up that space over time, because the quantum of space is really, really big at the moment – we are looking at a million square metres of [vacant] office space in Sandton alone’: Eileen Andrew, vice-president of MSCI South Africa.
6 Nov 2023 English South Africa Investing · Business

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