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SARB under pressure

Growing pressure on South Africa’s Reserve Bank (SARB) to do more to support the economy and finance the government is unlikely to result in a major shift in policymaking over the next year or two. But it’s a distinct possibility further out and, while this may prevent the public debt ratio from rising sharply, it would come at the cost of higher inflation and sharper currency falls.

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