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Business / Economics

In S.A, the ANC welcomes Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the repo rate

todayJanuary 31, 2025 44

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In S.A, the ANC has welcomed the South African Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing the prime lending rate down to eleven-percent. The decision was split, with two of the six monetary policy committee members voting for an unchanged rate. The ANC’s spokesperson, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, says this much-needed adjustment provides relief to South African households and businesses struggling with high borrowing costs:

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Written by: Leonard Witbeen

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