Barloworld scores from commodity prices but eyes effect of China’s slowdown – BusinessLIVE


28 September 2022 – 15:36 Michelle Gumede and Nico Gous

UPDATED 28 September 2022 – 19:52

Diversified industrial group Barloworld says while it has been riding the tidal wave of favourable commodity prices, it cautions that miners are mulling the implications of a projected slowdown in demand from China.       

China, the world’s second-largest economy, is projected to grow 2.8% this year, down from a previously predicted 5%, according to the World Bank. It also trimmed China’s projected growth from 5.3% to 4.5% in 2023.  ..