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19th Jan 2012

Interest Rate remains unchanged!

The South African Reserve Bank left its repo rate unchanged at 5.5% on Thursday as expected, with concerns about a slowing economy off-setting the pressures from inflation, which is likely to stay outside its target band for longer than previously expected.

At its first policy meeting of 2012, the bank raised its inflation forecast, saying it expected inflation to be outside its 3-6% target range throughout 2012, with the recent depreciation of the rand being the main ...[MORE]

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Date: 04.02.2012
Time: 18:16

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Temp.: 29 °C / 84 °F
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IBN News (26th Jun 2009): Interest Rates remain unchanged

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Interest Rates remain unchanged - 26th Jun 2009

In a surprise decision the Monetary Committee of the South African Reserve Bank has announced yesterday to leave the prime lending rate in South Africa unchanged. The reason for this decision that sent shockwaves through the business society and private households alike lies in the inflation rate that receeds too slow. The May figures show only a reduction of the inflation rate from 8.4% down to 8.0% and thus still far away from the corridor of between 3% and 6%. The eyes will be focussed on the inflation rate and hopefully it will decrease further in order to enable the Reserve Bank in July to make a more favourable rate cut decision. Therefore the prime lending rate remains at 11%.
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