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IN THE run-up to Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's budget speech later this month, government unveiled more evidence this week of its prudent management of its finances,
The South African Reserve Bank's monetary policy committee starts a meeting on Wednesday which is expected to result in an announcement that interest rates are to be increased.
Interest rates are to go up by one percentage point from tomorrow. In a statement this morning, Tito Mboweni, Governor of the SA Reserve Bank,
THE Reserve Bank's decision to hike interest rates in January coincided with the reconstitution of the Bank's monetary policy committee, leading to jokes that Chris Stals was making a comeback.
THE net open foreign currency position (NOFP), which measures the Reserve Bank's uncovered liabilities in the forward currency market, could be a thing of the past by the third quarter…
South Africa's factory gate prices surged faster than expected in the year to January, reinforcing fears that the Reserve Bank may raise interest rates again this year.
Question must be weighed in terms of aim of creating high economic growth for SA
February data from Stats SA fuels speculation that central bank might increase repo rate again in June
The National Treasury announced it has borrowed $250 million on the international bond markets through the re-opening of its existing seven-year Republic of South Africa 9.125% bond.
THE WEEK AHEADRand's fall will continue to exert pressure on consumer prices
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Economists generally forecast rise of 150 basis points to 200 as part of inflation-targeting exercise
Stats SA says changes to the weight of goods of services in CPI basket has not affected the outcome
Analyst suggests state buy-back programme may be less aggressive than expected
Some economists think the move is Mboweni asserting his independence
The Budget and Property Implications: Compuspace – 21 Feb 2002 For the property sector in South Africa, the 2002 Budget contains a range of proposals that offer both direct and…
The 2002 budget contained only 2 direct impacts on the property sector in SA but contained several indirect positive implications for a sector that has lost much of its
Several economists agree that an interest rate hike will still be necessary later in the year, despite several positive announcements in the Budget speech.
Just over 20 years ago, flushed by the windfall from a gold price that seemed to have found a new level at over $600 an ounce,
Economists expect the budget deficit will be much lower than Manuel's own projection of 2,3%
Retirement fund trustees and advisers are still in the dark about the future taxation of pension funds. It is still unclear as to whether government intends scrapping the tax laws…
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