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Stats SA shuffles inflation basket: Here’s what’s IN – and what’s OUT
Stats SA has shaken up the basket of goods and services used to measure consumer inflation. Here's what's been added - and ...
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South African interest rate expectations from top economists
The December 2024 inflation data showed a rate of 3.0%, which was at the bottom end of the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB’s) target range of 3% to 6% and well below the midpoint target of 4.5%.
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Finding the money to change South Africa’s trajectory
South Africa’s upcoming national budget will be closely scrutinised, with analysts focusing on, amongst others, the debt-to-GDP ratio, government spending and the risks that could lead to further ...
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7 things to know ahead rebased inflation figures
Inflation: As Nigerians await the rebased Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures to be released by the National Bureau of ...
Mail & Guardian1d
Tax Bracket Over-inflation: How the treasury is forfeiting R198bn a year
However, a critical examination of our tax system reveals a policy decision that has significantly contributed to this purported fiscal constraint — the over-inflation of personal income tax (PIT) ...
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SA set to lower inflation target in 2026: poll
Inflation averaged 2.9% in the last three months of 2024, its lowest level since the second quarter of 2020 and below the ...
South African firm chooses Bitcoin reserve strategy as inflation hedge
South African investment firm Altvest Capital is the latest firm to make its first Bitcoin investment and announce an ...
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Reserve Bank’s lowering of the inflation target could damage South Africa’s prospects for growth
In an economy that still grapples with the aftermath of State Capture and the pandemic, we cannot afford to experiment with policies that could exacerbate our challenges. The SA Reserve Bank’s ...
South Africa has failed to deliver access to enough water for millions – a new approach is needed
In South Africa, a household gets 6,000 litres of free water a month. For a family of eight, this falls below the global ...
Nigeria keeps benchmark interest rate steady as inflation seen falling gradually
Nigeria's central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday after six hikes last year, saying that it was reassured by stability in the foreign exchange market and saw inflation ...
Mail & Guardian3d
What to make of the recent major decline in South Africa’s maize prices?
Optimism about the season ahead and favourable rainfall forecasts through March are the key drivers of the market's price ...