South African Interest Rate Decision - 18 July 2019. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB)’s monetary policy committee (MPC) will announce the interest rate decisions today at 15:00 SAST. Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM said, “Buying sentiment towards the South African rand brightened on Thursday after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) unexpectedly raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.75% per year. Compare interest rates for fixed deposit accounts and savings account products from major banks in South Africa. Find the highest equivalent fixed deposit, time deposit, certificate of deposit and term deposit rates from South Africa, Africa and around the world. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) cut interest rates by 25 basis points at the end on March this year. The repo rate is now 6.5% and the prime lending rate 10%. South Africa's repo rate is set and reviewed at MPC meetings. The timetable for meetings is finalised before the beginning of each year. The general public is therefore aware of the meeting dates of the MPC well in advance. Should the need arise, however, the MPC can convene unscheduled meetings. Economic developments are monitored continuously between meetings, particularly those developments The South African Reserve Bank is the central bank of the Republic of South Africa. The primary purpose of the Bank is to achieve and maintain price stability in the interest of balanced and sustainable economic growth in South Africa. Together with other institutions, it also plays a pivotal role in ensuring financial stability.
23 May 2019 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB)'s monetary policy committee will announce the interest rate decisions today at 15:00 SAST. South Africa Holds Key Rate Steady at 6.75%. The South African Reserve Bank left its benchmark repo rate unchanged at 6.75% on May 23rd 2019, as widely expected. Policymakers said that the stance of monetary policy is broadly accommodative over the forecast period as the medium-term inflation outlook has improved.
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South African Interest Rate Decision - 18 July 2019. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB)’s monetary policy committee (MPC) will announce the interest rate decisions today at 15:00 SAST. Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM said, “Buying sentiment towards the South African rand brightened on Thursday after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) unexpectedly raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.75% per year.
After exceeding the SARB's target range for most of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017, South Africa's headline inflation rate has been on a downward trend, 19 Sep 2019 HIGHLIGHTS-South African central bank comments on rate decision The inflation forecast generated by the SARB's Quarterly Projection 23 May 2019 The South African Reserve Bank (SARB)'s monetary policy committee will announce the interest rate decisions today at 15:00 SAST. South Africa Holds Key Rate Steady at 6.75%. The South African Reserve Bank left its benchmark repo rate unchanged at 6.75% on May 23rd 2019, as widely expected. Policymakers said that the stance of monetary policy is broadly accommodative over the forecast period as the medium-term inflation outlook has improved. South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago will announce today the bank's latest decision on interest rates. JOHANNESBURG - South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) Governor Lesetja Kganyago announced today the bank's latest decision on interest rates following the three-day meeting of the monetary policy The decision was unanimous. The repo rate is the benchmark interest rate at which the Reserve Bank lends money to other banks. Changes in the repo rate affect the prime lending rate, which is the lowest rate at which banks start lending to clients. With the repo rate down, the prime lending rate will decline to 10% from 10.25%.