Repo rate
Interest rate cuts unlikely this year, say economists
The Reserve Bank has projected two increases of 25 basis points in the second and third quarter of this year.
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Lockdown restrictions likely to mute economic growth in Q1 - Kganyago
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said that it would take time for the country to get back to pre-pandemic output levels.
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Repo rate to remain unchanged at 3.5%
This come after the bank's Monetary Policy Committee cut the repo rate by 275 basis points last year to try and counter the effects of negative growth due to COVID-19.
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Moody’s, S&P Global expected to release ratings assessment on SA today
The South African Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee announced on Thursday that rates would remain unchanged while the economy shows some signs of picking up.
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Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 3.5%
Prior to Thursday's announcement, the bank's Monetary Policy Committee had cut the repo rate by 275 basis points this year to try and counter the effects of negative growth due to COVID-19.
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Unchanged interest rate can still benefit prospective homeowners - Seeff
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced on Thursday that the repo rate would remain unchanged at 3.5%.
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SARB pleased its monetary policy softened COVID-19 blow on households
The Bank has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 3.5% after it had reduced the rate by 300 basis points so far this year.
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SARB Governor Lesetja Kganyago announces repo rate remains unchanged
Kganyago made the announcement during a briefing on Thursday afternoon.
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WATCH: Will the Reserve Bank drop the repo rate on Thursday?
The bank has reduced the rate by 300 basis points so far this year, in an effort to promote growth amid an economy suffering under the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Economists express mixed views on another rate cut ahead of MPC announcement
The Sarb has reduced the interest rate by 300 basis points so far this year in an effort to promote growth amid an economy suffering under the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Kganyago hails Sarb's speedy response to COVID-19 crisis
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said that the bank's COVID-19 response could be described as aggressive.
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Future repo rate decisions to be data dependent, says Kganyago
Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said that the bank would continue to monitor growth, inflation and other economic data before deciding on the direction of the repo rate in the future.
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Reserve Bank cuts repo rate 25 basis points to 3.5%
The South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago made the announcement on Thursday.
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Economists express mixed views on another interest rate cut
The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee had already cut the repo rate by 275 basis points this year to try and counter the effects of negative growth due to COVID-19.
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Poll: Reserve Bank to cut rates again, by modest 25 bps
The SARB cut rates in May by 50 basis points after the economy was shut down to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. That followed two aggressive 100 basis point cuts in succession in March and April.
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Economists predict further repo rate cuts
The Reserve Bank announced on Thursday that it had cut the repo rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% in order to promote growth.
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Kganyago expects economy to bounce back in 2021
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said that inflation was stable and growth needed to be boosted.
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Reserve Bank cuts repo rate to 3.75%
Last month, the central bank cut the repo rate by 100 basis points.
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Kganyago: MPC won’t hesitate to act if economy worsens
The central bank has announced an emergency repo rate cut of a hundred basis points to 4.25%.
