Syria's war-battered pound floats on rebel funds
- 23 Dec 2012 15:02 - Suleiman Al-Khalidi
- The value of the Syrian currency has plummeted over the last year, but those with an interest in keeping it afloat are cushioning the fall.
Australia welcomes move to count its dollar as reserve currency
- 21 Nov 2012 09:52 - Sapa-AFP
- Australia has hailed IMF moves to count its dollar as a foreign reserve currency, though its central bank chief downplayed it as a technicality.
Brazil pays for its popularity
- 09 Mar 2012 10:28 - Phillip Inman
- Success is threatening to become a problem for Brazil.
Reserve Bank speculation spooks rand
- 11 Feb 2012 09:50 - Staff Reporter
- The rand tumbled over 2% against the dollar after the Reserve Bank announced there would be an important weekend statement.
Retirement tax cap is short-sighted
- 10 Feb 2012 00:00 - Maya Fisher-French
- Maya Fisher-French offers Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan a savings tip
A rand turnaround would be dramatic
- 10 Jan 2011 12:05 - Maya Fisher-French
- The rand's next move is anyone's guess, but if it weakens, it will be dramatic.
Where is the rand headed?
- 02 Dec 2010 09:51 - Simon Pearse
- Do we really want to target a weaker rand? And can we predict its short-term movements?
China signals shift on currency
- 01 Nov 2010 15:02 - Ed Pilkington
- Unscheduled talks seen as a bid to address US concerns.
Rand not all bad news
- 01 Oct 2010 12:30 - Lynley Donnelly
- Lynley Donnelly reports on why little can be done to tame the currency.
Sterling is the currency to watch
- 14 Jun 2010 09:19 - Maya Fisher-French
- The dollar is close to fair value to the rand, but the pound is significantly undervalued and therefore has the potential to strengthen significantly.
Biti: I'll quit if asked to bring back Zim dollar
- 12 Oct 2009 11:07 - Staff Reporter
- Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti vowed on Monday that he would quit if he is asked to return the local dollar.
Zim state bank boss calls for gold-backed currency
- 20 Aug 2009 14:01 - Staff Reporter
- Zimbabwe's central bank governor on Thursday proposed bringing back the worthless local currency and ensuring its value by backing it with gold.
Zimbabwe chooses rand as reference currency
- 20 Mar 2009 11:49 - Staff Reporter
- The Zimbabwe government has chosen the rand as the country's reference currency but will not "randify" the economy, local media reported on Friday.
