South Africa's economy is likely to keep growing despite the recession that is sinking major world economies, finance minister Trevor Manuel, told Sunday Times on Saturday.

"Can we avoid recession? I am still pretty confident we can," he told the newspaper before heading to the World Economics Forum in Switzerland, where government and business leader will discuss the global meltdown that is collapsing banks and businesses that were once household names.

Sapa

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