/ 18 November 2021

Reserve Bank green-lights interest rate lift-off

South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago Interview
Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The decision to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points comes in the wake of red-hot inflation in advanced economies and fears policymakers will start to dial back on accommodative measures

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