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March 14, 2025 South African Reserve Bank to pause rate-cutting cycle, resume in May The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will likely keep interest rates steady at its March 20 meeting as global ...

JOHANNESBURG—The South African Reserve Bank on Thursday maintained its main repo rate at 8.25% in an effort to keep inflation in check amid disappointing economic performance. The SARB kept the ...

There was good news for South Africans in debt on Thursday when the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) monetary policy ...

South Africa’s electricity prices have risen by over 600% since 2008, consistently outpacing headline inflation, pushing prices higher and making it more difficult for the Reserve Bank to cut ...

Aug 15 (Reuters) - South Africa's Reserve Bank is expected to cut interest rates for the first time in more than two years - by 25 basis points to 8.00% - on Sept. 19, according to a Reuters poll ...

Consumers will hope for some much-needed reprieve from their monthly budgets at the end of this month when the South African Reserve Bank Governor, Lesetja Kganyago, announces the Monetary Policy ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will likely keep interest rates steady at its March 20 meeting as global trade risks and battles over the national budget keep ...

JOHANNESBURG--The South African Reserve Bank held its main repo rate at 7.5% on Thursday, as tensions with the U.S. continue to rise amid escalating global uncertainty. On Friday, U.S. Secretary ...

The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee has reduced the repurchase rate by 25 basis points to 7.5%. Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced the decision earlier today. Grootes ...

Roy Havemann is a senior economist at the Bureau for Economic Research where he leads the Impumelelo Economic Growth Lab. He was previously at the National Treasury where, amongst other things, he ...