insert_link Business / Economics In S.A, the ANC welcomes Reserve Bank’s decision to cut the repo rate 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: […] today31 January, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics Cirrus Capital’s Groenewald Offers Insight on Central Bank’s Interest Rate Decision The Bank of Namibia In October lowered its main interest rate, citing a faster-than-anticipated decline in inflation and the need for economic support. At that point in time, the Monetary Policy Committee unanimously agreed to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it to 7.25%. Cirrus Capital economist Tannan Groenewald shares his outlook on what the Bank might do next. ENG Tannan Groenewald repo today4 December, 2024
