South African Reserve bank cuts main interest rate

284 views · Published 28 March 2018 · 1:44 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: CGTN Africa · 2018 · News & Politics

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South Africans are cheering the decision by the Reserve Bank to cut rates. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee agreed to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5 percent. The prime lending rate will also drop to 10 percent .  It's only the second time in five years that the Bank reduced rates.

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