SARB MPC keeps repo rate unchanged at 8.25%
Gloria Motsoere
27 March 2024 | 13:38This is the fifth consecutive hold by the central bank since May last year.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Reserve Bank (SARB)'s Monetary Policy Committee has once again kept the repo rate unchanged at 8.25%.
This is the fifth consecutive hold by the central bank since May last year.
While this is good news for South Africans, the repo rate remains at a 14-year-high, with Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago reiterating that the economic policy will remain restrictive.
He said this decision was unanimous.
"At this level of rates, the policy stance is considered restrictive, consistent with the inflation outlook and the need to address elevated inflation expectations."
The South African Reserve Bank MPC decided to keep the repurchase rate at its current level of 8.25% per year. The decision was unanimous. #SARBMPCMAR2024 pic.twitter.com/gTPsUXQ5XC
— SA Reserve Bank (@SAReserveBank) March 27, 2024
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