Africa floats critical minerals-backed currency plan as new 'gold standard'
Africa's development bank is proposing a new 'gold standard' style currency arrangement backed by critical minerals such as ...
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South Africa’s repo rate: potential 25-basis point interest rate cut ahead as inflation remains low
With inflation inching up to 3% last December, financiers are anticipating a 25-basis point interest rate cut this Thursday.
South African rand climbs after rate cut, US growth data
South Africa's rand gained on Thursday after data showed U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter, while the South ...
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South Africa: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for South Africa
A new Government of National Unity (GNU) has been in place since June 2024, which the markets have welcomed. The GNU faces difficult challenges: declining GDP per capita, high unemployment, poverty ...
South Africa trims key rate and models impact of global trade war
South Africa's central bank trimmed its main lending rate as expected on Thursday, its third cut in a row, but it placed ...
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South Africa: Get Your Finances in Order By Sticking to the Basics Around Budget, Emergency Fund and Short-Term Debt
If you do not have a budget, get hold of your recent bank and credit card statements and list the regular expenses that go off each month. Compare this with the money that comes into your household.
Smith v Smith dilemma shows no one does culture wars like English rugby
There is an immutable temptation in English rugby to put any player selected for national duty into a camp, a category, a ...
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Africa’s growing resolve on global stage reflected in bold stance against Big Tobacco’s illicit trade interference
Encouragingly, Madagascar, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire are among a growing coalition of African countries taking a bold stance ...