G20, communique and central bank independence
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Al Jazeera on MSNG20 finance ministers reach consensus on key economic issuesUS set to shift its approach towards G20 when it takes over group’s rotating presidency from South Africa in December.
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AllAfrica on MSNSouth Africa: Call to Address Widening Insurance Protection GapWith the surge in natural disasters in the last decade, the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB), Lesetja Kganyago, has called on leaders in the Group of Twenty (G20) to bridge the gap in the natural catastrophe insurance protection gap.
Changing the ownership structure of the South African Reserve Bank could generate fears among investors about expropriation and create more uncertainty about property rights, according to the National Treasury.
South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said inflation could fall below 4% in coming months, creating more room for action after officials cut interest rates in September.
G20 finance leaders are meeting in Durban amid global tensions, trade disputes, and African debt concerns. Meanwhile, Germany has urged deeper cooperation in "turbulent times".
The United States has sent five men to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration's
CAPE TOWN, Aug 30 (Reuters) - South African state logistics group Transnet on Friday agreed a 5 billion rand ($283.53 million) loan from the New Development Bank set up by the BRICS group of ...