South Africa's finance minister said work towards a lower inflation target was advancing but that it should not be rushed, ...

According to Citigroup, the South African Reserve Bank could lower its inflation target as soon as its policy meeting.

The South African Reserve Bank could lower its inflation target as soon as its policy meeting at the end of this month, ...

The annual national residential property price inflation at 5. 2% in February this year 2025, marginally down from a revised 5. 3% in January this year.

A review of South Africa’s inflation target by the National Treasury and the nation’s central bank is close to completion, ...

The Reserve Bank’s plan to narrow the inflation target to 3% for stability, lower costs and growth should be positive for ...

South African inflation expectations fell to an almost four-year low, providing policymakers with another reason to press ...

The central bank currently aims to anchor inflation expectations at the midpoint of its 3-6% target, but this range is now under formal review. With May’s inflation reading at 2.8%, Reserve Bank ...

Investing.com - South Africa’s economy likely has a much larger negative output gap than widely assumed, which will keep inflation around 3% rather than rising toward 4.5% as the Reserve Bank (SARB) ...

Exports were led by fresh fish (40% of SA exports) and molluscs like cuttlefish and abalone (30%), with key markets including Spain (25.5%), Italy (18.2%), and the US (9%). The US dominates fresh ...

“We recently wrote that the Sarb would likely drop the inflation target in the third quarter” to 3% – with a possible 1% plus ...