South Africa
South Africa begins loosening cycle
The South African Reserve Bank has cut its key rate from a five-year high and indicated it has room to ease further in the coming months.
Banknote Watch SA launched
A new organisation, called Banknote Watch SA, has been launch in South Africa to prevent cash-related crime in the run-up to the FIFA 2010 World Cup in the country.
SARB "distinctly dovish" in latest policy review
South African Reserve Bank on Tuesday adopted a dovish tone in its latest Monetary Policy Review, saying inflation was likely to fall sharply towards the 3%-6% target range in the new year.
Stay vigilant, SARB warns markets
Financial system authorities and participants must stay vigilant, and enhance efforts to improve resilience and contingency measures, states the latest Financial Stability Review from the South African Reserve Bank.
SA's Mboweni challenges IMF and World Bank
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, has lashed out at the Bretton Woods institutions, labelling them vehicles for developed economies to control developing and emerging-market countries.
Mboweni on governance of global finance
In this speech, Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, argues that the G7 is "an exclusive economic club for rich countries and has outlived its usefulness".
South African inflation hits record high
South African inflation accelerated to 13.6% in the year to August, the highest level since the government began to compile the data in 1998.
Mboweni: reserve growth must go on
The central bank does not regard the current level of foreign exchange reserves as excessive, given the economy's high current-account deficit, said Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank.
SARB senior staff get inflation-busting pay rise
The South African Reserve Bank has awarded its governor and deputies massive pay rises at a time when inflation is far above the central bank's target band.
SA trade deficit narrows in second quarter
South Africa's trade deficit narrowed from 8.9% of GDP in the first quarter to 7.3% in the three months to June, the country's Reserve Bank reported on Thursday.
I'll stay if asked: SARB's Mboweni
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, confirmed that he would be willing to serve another term at the central bank, after earlier reports suggested he would leave when his current contract expires next July.
SARB to clarify Mboweni's mixed messages on future
The South African Reserve Bank will attempt to set the record straight on Tito Mboweni's future on Tuesday after the governor appeared to contradict himself on his plans for a third term in an interview given over the weekend.
SA may target different inflation measure
The South African Reserve Bank may target a different measure of inflation from 2009 onwards, the country's finance minister is reported as saying.
South Africa signals end to rate hikes
The South African Reserve Bank's tightening cycle appears to be at a close after the Pretoria-based central bank held rates at 12% on Thursday.
South African rates high enough: Mnyande
The South African Reserve Bank's tightening cycle could be at an end after a senior official said that rates were now at an appropriate level to contain inflation.
Why South Africa avoided the crunch
South African banks have been mostly insulated from the global turmoil as the banking sector has had no direct exposure to the subprime mortgage market, reports the South African Reserve Bank's bank supervision department.
Southern Africa: regional cooperation vital
Regional integration that enhances economic growth is a vital objective of Southern African governments, said Xolile Guma, a deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank.
SA stats accused of overestimating inflation
South Africa's government statistics bureau is overestimating inflation by more than two percentage points, Investec, an asset management firm, has argued.
SARB mints Mandela coin
The South African Reserve Bank has issued a R5 (64) coin to commemorate the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela, a former president and anti-apartheid campaigner.
SARB's Mnyande on recent economic developments
Monde Mnyande, the chief economist of the South African Reserve Bank, has set out why CPIX inflation is unlikely to return to within the central bank's inflation target range before 2010.
SARB confounds expectations with half-point hike
The South African Reserve Bank raised its policy rate to 12% on Thursday.
Analysts see point hike from SARB
Ahead of Thursday's rate-setting meeting, observers expect the South African Reserve Bank to increase the cost of borrowing by 100 basis points taking rates to 12.5%.
Don't rely on rand depreciation: SA's Mboweni
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, has told exporters that they should not base their competitiveness on the rand's value.
SA Mboweni voices agflation fears
Agflation has serious implications for South Africa's poor and unemployed, Tito Mboweni, the governor of the country's Reserve Bank, stressed.