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BRICS currency explained: Could it replace the U.S. Dollar?
The rise of the BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, is not just a geopolitical shift. It is ...
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How the Protea Became a Symbol for South Africa
The King protea became South Africa’s national flower in 1976 and, following the abolition of apartheid in the early 1990s, the emblem of the country’s newly desegregated national sports teams.
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Foreign-Currency Deals Top South Africa Finance Group’s Agenda
A group of finance executives is drafting proposals to allow foreign-currency transactions on stock and bond exchanges in South Africa as the continent’s biggest economy aims to bolster its ...
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S&P affirms South Africa's foreign and local currency ratings
Adds background throughout Nov 17 (Reuters) - S&P Global on Friday affirmed South Africa's foreign currency rating at "BB-/B" and local currency rating at "BB/B", citing benefits from access to ...
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South Africa’s Kganyago Plays Down Common African Currency
South Africa’s central bank chief said adopting a region-wide common currency was a political project, and then spelled out exactly why it would probably never happen.