African central banks are working to link the continent’s major cross-border payment systems as plans to create the world’s largest free-trade zone gain momentum.
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Removing policy uncertainty in South Africa, allocating new broadband spectrum and changing visa regulations could immediately boost the country’s flagging economy, Reserve Bank deputy governor Kuben Naidoo said.
South Africa’s power cuts could bring economic growth for the year close to zero if they continue at the same severity seen in March, the central bank said.
South Africa’s inflation rate reached the mid-point of the central bank’s target range of 3-6% in December — something the Reserve Bank says would allow for flexibility in dealing with price shocks.
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Regulation can help customers and existing financial institutions gain more comfort in cryptocurrencies and drive the adoption of bitcoin. By Angus Brown.
As crypto assets such as bitcoin continue to enjoy popularity among speculative investors, the South African Reserve Bank has kick-started the process for “light regulation” of these products.
Former First National Bank CEO Michael Jordaan’s new financial services venture, the app-driven Bank Zero, has been integrated with the national payments system and will now begin trial runs ahead of commercial launch.
The South African Reserve Bank, through its fintech unit, has successfully demonstrated a real-world trial of a distributed ledger technology-based wholesale payment system. The Bank has released a report on Project
South Africa’s central bank chooses to call digital currencies such as bitcoin “cyber-tokens” because they don’t meet the requirements to be classified as money. “We don’t use the term ‘cryptocurrency’ because it doesn’t