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The South African Reserve Bank could lower its inflation target as soon as its policy meeting at the end of this month, ...
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.
Trade conditions in South Africa deteriorated noticeably in May and June 2025 after a brief positive turn in March and April, and prospects moving forward are bleak.
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 ...
South Africa has a progressive tax system. But there are parts of it that reduce its impact and need to be fixed.
“We recently wrote that the Sarb would likely drop the inflation target in the third quarter” to 3% – with a possible 1% plus ...