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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...
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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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Kganyago: SA's economic woes bigger than monetary policy
The Reserve Bank has long been under pressure to take more drastic measures to revive growth in Africa’s most advanced economy, with calls for the bank to slash lending rates and finance government through quantitative easing.
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Reserve Bank to appeal court ruling setting aside parts of VBS report
The High Court on Tuesday found that Advocate Terry Motau failed procedurally when he did not afford former ANC Limpopo treasurer Daniel Msiza an opportunity to tell his side of the story before releasing the report.
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Sarb emphasises to VBS shareholders that bank will definitely be liquidated
The SA Reserve Bank (Sarb) said that Friday's meeting discussed and agreed that there was a need for regular feedback to VBS Mutual Bank depositors and other affected parties about the liquidation process.
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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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Consumers urged to avoid pre-lockdown spending habits
DebtBusters’ COO, Benay Sager, said although inflation was at the bottom end of the Sarb’s target range at 3%, the reality for most people was that incomes were not going to increase.
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Sarb welcomes prosecution of high profile suspects accused of defrauding VBS
The central bank raised the alarm when VBS Mutual Bank couldn’t meet its obligations, leading to the two-year criminal investigations by the Hawks.
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Capitec skips dividend, full-year profits rise 19%
The South African Reserve Bank asked lenders to skip dividends for 2020 earlier in April to preserve capital for lending.
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Despite negative effects of COVID-19, SA economy will bounce back - Kganyago
The reserve bank governor on Thursday announced a reduction in the repo rate of 100 basis points to 5.25%.
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Kganyago attributes repo rate cut to lower inflation figure
The central bank has reduced the repo rate to 6.25%, dropping the prime lending rate to 9.75%.
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Kganyago announces repo rate cut to 6.25%
The decision follows this week's Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
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Sarb denies being uncooperative in Mkhwebane's VBS saga probe
The Public Protector released findings into 24 cases on Thursday, but steered clear of some of the much-anticipated prominent cases.
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Transformation in SA financial sector still lagging behind, Parly told
Treasury’s Ismail Momoniat said to be transformative, the financial sector should be working for all South Africans, helping them to save, borrow, take out insurance and transact.
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Repo rate to remain unchanged at 6.5%
The repo rate is the rate at which the central bank lends money to commercial banks.
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There's room for repo rate cut, some economists say ahead of rates announcement
On Wednesday, Stats SA announced that the headline consumer price index fell to 3.7% in October, down from 4.1% the month before.
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CARTOON: The Hits Keep Coming
By Dr Jack.
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Sarb governor says will look to keep lending rates predictable
The country suffered a decline in the first-quarter economic growth of 3.2%, the worst in a decade, as power outages by state utility Eskom hit mining, manufacturing and retailers.
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Kganyago says central bank debate 'damaging'
A debate over ownership of the South African central bank is increasing investor uncertainty and stoking the risk premium associated with the country’s debt, Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Wednesday.
