For the sake of homeowners, isn’t it time to raise the inflation target?
As data from the country’s largest lender, Standard Bank, shows, the surge in interest rates since November 2021 is squeezing consumers
05 May 2024 - 00:00
Monetary policy — the means by which the central bank controls money supply to balance economic activity, protect the value of the rand and keep inflation in check — has been a contested terrain in South Africa for some time...
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