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Business
/ 23 February 2024

Move to tap forex reserve is ‘sensible’

By Sarah Smit
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South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Presents Budget
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images

Commentators are cautiously positive about the treasury’s decision to use the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account

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Tags: Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account, Annabel Bishop, Arthur Kamp, Budget 2024, Business, Duncan Pieterse, Enoch Godongwana, Institute for Economic Justice, Investec, Isaah Mhlanga, Lesetja Kganyago, Rand Merchant Bank

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